Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 100 graduates a year

$85,500
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,834
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#38 of 258
Rank by pay
#198 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

University of Maryland-College Park graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Maryland-College Park 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
…
35Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$108,503$110,349#40$79,119
36Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$108,296$95,050#191$82,598
37California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$108,038$98,308#154$59,672
38University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$107,834$94,637#198$85,500
39SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY$107,749$102,555#107$77,964
40University of Florida Gainesville, FL$107,543$114,466#24$85,243
41Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$107,487$97,877#159$77,938

Other Majors at University of Maryland-College Park by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$152,422$95,847#12 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$144,501—#17 of 459
Computer Science$137,931$99,756#44 of 349
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,649$72,304#10 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,648$75,689#25 of 452
Information Science/Studies$109,092$70,344#7 of 148
Chemical Engineering$102,149$81,777#39 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$100,003$76,485#38 of 318
Mathematics$99,689$79,129#27 of 309
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$98,044$78,631#23 of 59
Materials Engineering$97,714—#7 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$97,314$69,821#66 of 796
Marketing$93,782$61,578#14 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$93,440$69,848#3 of 26
Civil Engineering$93,280$76,731#31 of 233
Engineering$92,653$80,931#11 of 19
Physics$90,900$39,825#22 of 107
International Business$90,333$61,199#18 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$86,590$65,842#69 of 1176
Economics$83,880$58,650#147 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$80,470$48,721#10 of 110
Chemistry$79,869$46,140#18 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$78,577$53,081#9 of 77
Political Science and Government$74,437$42,688#71 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$74,402$43,696#25 of 660
Food Science and Technology$73,677$24,341#11 of 29
Public Health$72,328$38,273#23 of 215
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$69,033$31,105#22 of 215
Architecture$68,527$46,347#34 of 78
Journalism$68,128$46,893#14 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Maryland-College Park electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $85,500 one year after graduating and $107,834 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Maryland-College Park rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Maryland-College Park ranks #38 by median pay four years after graduation, and #198 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Maryland-College Park worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more 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 University of Maryland-College Park · 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.