Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$78,758
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,640
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#172 of 258
Rank by pay
#145 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

Kansas State University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kansas 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
…
169Widener University Chester, PA$95,901$97,532#165$82,611
170University of Toledo Toledo, OH$95,846$102,282#112$80,876
171New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$95,683$110,786#38$82,790
172Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$95,640$99,290#145$78,758
173University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA$95,630$110,699#39$78,215
174University of Dayton Dayton, OH$95,595$102,014#118$79,409
175Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$95,469$100,661#132$76,145

Other Majors at Kansas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$107,194$76,385#84 of 459
Industrial Engineering$93,098$77,724#64 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,068$77,492#117 of 158
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$91,809$74,253#23 of 43
Architectural Engineering$91,336$74,091#6 of 16
Agricultural and Food Products Processing$91,040$76,052—
Mechanical Engineering$88,533$72,627#224 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$85,396$60,144#75 of 166
Air Transportation$85,147$51,198#24 of 52
Civil Engineering$83,453$69,300#141 of 233
Agricultural Engineering$81,376$64,644#21 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$79,008$60,155#271 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$78,537$63,239#2 of 10
Food Science and Technology$78,367$62,479#6 of 29
Computer Engineering—$77,938—
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,705$54,509#249 of 452
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,544$61,696#28 of 34
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$72,398$44,486#13 of 265
Economics$71,747$52,490#251 of 368
Business/Commerce$70,601$54,223#72 of 271
Marketing$69,837$50,468#187 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,735$52,538#383 of 1176
Natural Sciences$68,243$28,107#3 of 9
Agricultural Business and Management$66,387$53,751#32 of 77
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$65,677$31,958#22 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$65,122$29,651#55 of 110
Political Science and Government$63,811$32,289#231 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$62,128$33,381#22 of 53
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,621—#71 of 215
Design and Applied Arts$61,150$43,992#70 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $78,758 one year after graduating and $95,640 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Kansas State University ranks #172 by median pay four years after graduation, and #145 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,000.

← All data for Kansas State University · 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.