Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 49 graduates a year

$73,307
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,280
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#136 of 258
Rank by pay
#120 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,439
Median federal debt

University of Georgia graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Georgia 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
…
133Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$98,505$104,846#88—
134University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$98,364$104,969#85$80,045
135Montana State University Bozeman, MT$98,331$107,411#56$77,060
136University of Georgia Athens, GA$98,280$101,740#120$73,307
137Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO$98,264$105,360#80$81,204
138North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$98,061$105,233#82$81,213
139Alabama A & M University Normal, AL$98,045$111,290#33$72,241

Other Majors at University of Georgia by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$113,184$78,190#8 of 166
Biochemical Engineering$111,951$67,201—
International Business$109,345$67,371#3 of 115
Computer Science$107,397$79,546#127 of 349
Computer Engineering$99,739$77,882#122 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,364$67,444#68 of 452
Insurance$94,729$64,131#7 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$93,260$64,058#90 of 796
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$93,156$62,842#2 of 9
Business/Commerce$91,970$60,895#14 of 271
Mechanical Engineering$88,366$73,872#230 of 318
Civil Engineering$87,684$73,327#87 of 233
Marketing$85,785$51,951#48 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$84,675$53,094#28 of 84
Statistics$83,092$53,743#30 of 50
Economics$82,438$49,725#161 of 368
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,604$62,915#24 of 46
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,881$56,630#132 of 1176
Real Estate$78,372$55,655#15 of 25
Public Health$78,085$39,534#11 of 215
Agricultural Business and Management$75,921$49,611#12 of 77
Landscape Architecture$74,983$54,777#1 of 19
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$74,531$45,326#30 of 178
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$74,107$48,620#3 of 19
Political Science and Government$70,877$39,842#114 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$70,867$27,724#4 of 53
International Relations and National Security Studies$70,510$39,275#42 of 118
Housing and Human Environments$69,818$44,316#2 of 11
Cognitive Science$69,169$41,362#14 of 19
Forestry$68,965$47,214#4 of 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Georgia electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $73,307 one year after graduating and $98,280 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Georgia rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Georgia ranks #136 by median pay four years after graduation, and #120 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Georgia worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,439.

← All data for University of Georgia · 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.