Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 85 graduates a year

$79,439
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$99,848
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#108 of 258
Rank by pay
#81 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Michigan Technological University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 1% less 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 Michigan Technological 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
…
105University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$100,042$110,931#36$77,161
106The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$99,993$101,664#121$75,116
107Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$99,967$105,404#79$80,623
108Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$99,848$105,278#81$79,439
109Auburn University Auburn, AL$99,799$113,280#28$78,680
110Brigham Young University Provo, UT$99,774$94,562#201$77,060
111Iowa State University Ames, IA$99,705$104,877#87$84,913

Other Majors at Michigan Technological University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$105,428$69,910#136 of 349
Chemical Engineering$94,478$80,193#97 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$93,993$68,919#12 of 33
Computer Engineering$93,557$77,465#159 of 189
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$93,480$77,810#34 of 99
Materials Engineering$92,070$63,135#17 of 34
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$74,922#218 of 318
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$83,916$63,831#107 of 118
Civil Engineering$83,841$70,928#135 of 233
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,394$61,443#26 of 61
Geological/Geophysical Engineering$81,862$63,658#3 of 7
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$76,857$64,453#38 of 46
Accounting and Related Services$74,373—#372 of 796
Mathematics$73,271—#124 of 309
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,388$38,756#68 of 93
Management Information Systems and Services—$60,266—
Forestry$55,912$45,571#22 of 31
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,388—#399 of 610
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$38,775—#37 of 37
Biology—$17,541—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $79,439 one year after graduating and $99,848 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Michigan Technological University ranks #108 by median pay four years after graduation, and #81 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Michigan Technological University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less 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 Michigan Technological 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.