Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$75,675
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,288
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$84,599
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#22 of 46
Rank by pay
#18 of 46
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Purdue University Northwest graduates in electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Purdue University Northwest Compares for Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

All 46 colleges reporting electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians 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
1Pace University New York, NY$127,764$121,605#2—
2University of Arkansas Grantham Little Rock, AR$123,809$145,899#1$87,606
3California State University-Chico Chico, CA$106,225$96,658#8$77,965
4Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$100,358$93,854#13$75,966
5Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$99,943$101,613#4$78,185
6Excelsior University Albany, NY$99,786$94,976#10$83,479
7Wayne State University Detroit, MI$96,821$102,086#3$82,524
8Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$96,361$91,716#15$75,227
9New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI$93,997$92,577#14$70,647
10California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$91,709$83,449#30$68,815
…
19University of Houston Houston, TX$87,022$88,476#22$74,835
20Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$86,348$91,044#17$68,334
21Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$85,224$91,430#16$74,981
22Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN$84,288$90,425#18$75,675
23University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$83,768$89,895#19$66,421
24DeVry College of New York New York, NY$83,322$79,305#36$67,395
25DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ$83,322$85,615#26$67,395

Other Majors at Purdue University Northwest by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,206$79,917#165 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$91,229$68,632#157 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,935$77,691#403 of 966
Computer Science$88,158$68,485#257 of 349
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$85,242$65,059#20 of 61
Civil Engineering$84,514$69,339#127 of 233
Engineering-Related Fields$82,075$66,798#29 of 33
Computer and Information Sciences$75,365$61,699#347 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$69,186$49,993#506 of 796
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician—$68,284—
Human Resources Management and Services$67,466$47,640#95 of 187
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,912$53,062#391 of 452
Marketing$63,333$41,942#333 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,191$44,971#892 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,349$33,295#268 of 476
Communication and Media Studies$49,326$25,541#470 of 660
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,224$45,071#281 of 680
Sociology$48,830$35,334#317 of 462
Biology$48,094$33,155#736 of 841
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$46,277$33,944#143 of 156
Psychology$42,322$27,436#908 of 1027
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$39,664$26,384#159 of 172
Hospitality Administration/Management—$39,017—
Behavioral Sciences$37,956$28,340#19 of 20
English Language and Literature$34,560$31,171#567 of 576
Computer Software and Media Applications$29,630$21,532#54 of 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Purdue University Northwest electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $75,675 one year after graduating and $84,288 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Purdue University Northwest rank for electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians?

Among 46 colleges reporting earnings for electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians graduates, Purdue University Northwest ranks #22 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians at Purdue University Northwest worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for electrical/electronic engineering technologies/technicians ($84,599), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Purdue University Northwest · 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.