Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 145 graduates a year

$86,865
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$111,655
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#29 of 258
Rank by pay
#20 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Compares for Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

All 258 colleges reporting electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$250,168$254,423#1$139,337
2University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$200,543$182,481#2$137,295
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$161,118$141,881#4$117,345
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$147,241$140,143#5$100,516
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$146,003$148,442#3$96,997
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$143,332$136,422#7$84,019
7The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY$139,068$132,364#9—
8Rice University Houston, TX$136,656$138,939#6$96,751
9University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$131,532$119,686#13$89,684
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$126,209$114,842#23$85,369
…
26San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$112,454$102,326#110$67,345
27Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$112,047$98,342#153$90,136
28University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$111,783$109,826#42$86,483
29Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$111,655$115,586#20$86,865
30Seattle University Seattle, WA$111,410$102,473#109$79,073
31University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$110,754$103,577#99$78,878
32University of San Diego San Diego, CA$110,314$100,379#134$80,073

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$107,745$143,627$25,618

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$150,628$105,137#14 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,497$93,629#23 of 189
Industrial Engineering$128,003$87,826#2 of 94
Mathematics$122,099—#12 of 309
Nuclear Engineering$114,772—#2 of 12
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,155$73,557#23 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$104,104$85,847#30 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,755$74,562#20 of 118
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,415$79,300#16 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$99,955$78,862#40 of 318
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$99,915$76,507#1 of 158
Design and Applied Arts$95,697$52,694#3 of 299
Materials Engineering$92,260$76,488#16 of 34
Civil Engineering$85,133$75,688#116 of 233
Research and Experimental Psychology$83,012—#3 of 82
Physics$82,431—#40 of 107
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,818$70,008#22 of 46
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,264—#17 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$72,940$25,623#30 of 110
Architecture$71,292$48,863#20 of 78
Science, Technology and Society$65,454$40,297#8 of 10
Public Policy Analysis—$48,383—
Biology—$19,167—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $86,865 one year after graduating and $111,655 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #29 by median pay four years after graduation, and #20 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.