Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 120 graduates a year

$83,874
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$100,481
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#99 of 258
Rank by pay
#74 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,500
Median federal debt

Michigan 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 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan 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
…
96Boise State University Boise, ID$100,680$107,059#57$72,832
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

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,387$74,518#14 of 43
Engineering-Related Fields$94,143$76,563#11 of 33
Statistics$93,930$63,649#21 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Hospitality Administration/Management$69,651$41,069#14 of 137
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,300$45,158#45 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $83,874 one year after graduating and $100,481 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Michigan State University ranks #99 by median pay four years after graduation, and #74 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Michigan 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 $22,500.

← All data for Michigan 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.