Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 78 graduates a year

$80,623
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$99,967
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#107 of 258
Rank by pay
#79 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,971
Median federal debt

Oakland 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 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oakland 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
…
104Baylor University Waco, TX$100,110$101,783#119$82,475
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

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Oakland University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$104,665$128,958—

Other Majors at Oakland University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$102,222$77,169#26 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$97,444$78,213#58 of 318
Computer Engineering$95,843$78,709#147 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$90,737$66,537#189 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$88,497$65,128#59 of 166
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$87,119$69,446#57 of 126
Public Health$85,266$59,330#6 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,052$62,359#87 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$82,699$59,833#222 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,667$74,917#659 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,127$61,804#207 of 452
Economics$71,874—#247 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,486$55,992#65 of 93
Human Resources Management and Services$70,347$51,010#76 of 187
Marketing$69,448$50,087#194 of 516
Business/Commerce$68,496$56,118#86 of 271
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,925$62,452#152 of 253
Homeland Security$63,858—#21 of 33
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,534$36,157#58 of 476
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,027$35,705#149 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,922$31,201#67 of 265
Mathematics$57,531—#269 of 309
Biological/Biosystems Engineering—$57,337—
Biology$55,991$27,497#491 of 841
Social Work$55,754$38,446#117 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$55,662$37,795#277 of 660
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$54,767$29,225#50 of 61
Political Science and Government$51,129$29,080#501 of 565
History$48,990$36,257#274 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,396$42,440#320 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $80,623 one year after graduating and $99,967 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Oakland University ranks #107 by median pay four years after graduation, and #79 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Oakland 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 $25,971.

← All data for Oakland 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.