Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$80,732
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$100,456
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#100 of 258
Rank by pay
#75 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$29,091
Median federal debt

Grand Valley State University 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 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Grand Valley 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
…
97University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$100,631$94,110#205$88,957
98University of Maine Orono, ME$100,593$106,904#59$77,037
99Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$100,481$105,946#74$83,874
100Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$100,456$105,919#75$80,732
101Bradley University Peoria, IL$100,391$98,633#149$76,475
102University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL$100,296$113,845#26$81,516
103University of South Alabama Mobile, AL$100,166$113,697#27$81,499

Other Majors at Grand Valley State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,253$80,746#106 of 189
Manufacturing Engineering$95,416$76,754#3 of 15
Computer and Information Sciences$94,330$74,360#152 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$90,565$75,777#174 of 318
Information Science/Studies$81,420$66,967#81 of 148
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$80,398$58,781#15 of 19
International Business$80,324$58,746#33 of 115
Accounting and Related Services$80,153$51,186#251 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,324$57,760#150 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,188$71,181#754 of 966
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$77,581$43,391#13 of 67
Human Resources Management and Services$75,800$50,259#50 of 187
Statistics$74,229$43,668#44 of 50
Business/Managerial Economics$73,241$53,536#57 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$71,348$52,872#315 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$70,655$57,161#118 of 253
Chemistry$70,611$46,496#74 of 209
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$69,603$46,886#105 of 126
Marketing$69,592$46,022#192 of 516
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$63,043—#27 of 35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$63,038—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$62,501$35,374#25 of 48
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$62,482$34,203#37 of 61
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$61,868$38,675#62 of 138
Geography and Cartography$61,831$35,838#44 of 117
Business/Commerce$61,553$45,285#189 of 271
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,476$30,141#87 of 110
International Relations and National Security Studies$58,802$28,202#85 of 118
Hospitality Administration/Management$58,413$35,406#50 of 137
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$57,842$32,644#47 of 67

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $80,732 one year after graduating and $100,456 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Grand Valley State University ranks #100 by median pay four years after graduation, and #75 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Grand Valley State University 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 $29,091.

← All data for Grand Valley 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.