Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$79,414
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$101,091
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#88 of 258
Rank by pay
#227 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

University of Massachusetts-Amherst graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 0% more 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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 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
…
85North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$102,178$109,652#44$77,687
86Portland State University Portland, OR$101,905$102,505#108$82,853
87Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR$101,534$102,132#117$76,780
88University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$101,091$89,021#227$79,414
89University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$101,054$88,989#228$82,798
90University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$100,972$104,359#95$78,101
91Wayne State University Detroit, MI$100,944$106,434#65$78,738

Other Majors at University of Massachusetts-Amherst by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$123,519$88,554#65 of 349
Computer Engineering$113,083$89,327#61 of 189
Accounting and Related Services$100,516$67,574#52 of 796
Chemical Engineering$97,990$72,514#68 of 158
Industrial Engineering$97,791$70,554#48 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$96,999$73,972#66 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,995$68,920#70 of 452
Architectural Sciences and Technology$93,156$64,939#2 of 22
Business Administration, Management and Operations$92,623$64,138#43 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,309$81,452#363 of 966
Civil Engineering$88,076$69,757#75 of 233
Marketing$86,299$58,462#44 of 516
Mathematics$83,338$42,682#64 of 309
Economics$80,434$52,309#181 of 368
Chemistry$78,373—#28 of 209
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$77,853$44,324#18 of 110
Food Science and Technology$77,771$59,547#7 of 29
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$74,422$31,915#8 of 64
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$73,242$36,362#20 of 476
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,238$36,419#23 of 610
Biology$72,726$40,427#64 of 841
Physics$72,596—#81 of 107
Hospitality Administration/Management$70,916$39,266#12 of 137
Non-Professional Legal Studies$69,269$36,181#14 of 39
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$66,642$47,331#21 of 49
Landscape Architecture$64,477$46,163#15 of 19
Public Health$63,854$37,364#56 of 215
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,620$30,693#47 of 215
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$63,383$47,762#40 of 207
Nutrition Sciences$63,019$24,746#18 of 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Massachusetts-Amherst electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $79,414 one year after graduating and $101,091 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Massachusetts-Amherst rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Massachusetts-Amherst ranks #88 by median pay four years after graduation, and #227 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Massachusetts-Amherst worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for University of Massachusetts-Amherst · 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.