Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 99 graduates a year

$74,181
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$96,935
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#156 of 258
Rank by pay
#135 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,041
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw State University 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
…
153University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$97,208$102,251#114$70,686
154Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$97,208$112,526#31$77,238
155University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK$97,087$109,006#46$74,770
156Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$96,935$100,347#135$74,181
157University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$96,913$109,735#43$78,006
158Western New England University Springfield, MA$96,841$85,279#245$83,808
159Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA$96,673$85,131#246$82,962

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,708$52,766#351 of 1176
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,501$41,460#74 of 178
Political Science and Government$61,971$36,794#282 of 565
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—
Public Health$61,665$42,175#79 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Kennesaw State University electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,181 one year after graduating and $96,935 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Kennesaw State University rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #156 by median pay four years after graduation, and #135 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Kennesaw State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,041.

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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.