Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, MN · Bachelor's Degree · about 47 graduates a year

$74,197
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,305
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#245 of 258
Rank by pay
#247 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,382
Median federal debt

University of Minnesota-Duluth graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Minnesota-Duluth 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
…
242Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$89,244$81,265#252$76,127
243University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$88,869$80,860#254$70,950
244Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC$88,869$98,542#150$72,726
245University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN$88,305$84,350#247$74,197
246Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN$87,944$94,348#203$73,662
247Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH$87,713$93,603#209$68,875
248University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$87,274$92,892#215—

Other Majors at University of Minnesota-Duluth by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$97,732$77,781#50 of 94
Computer Science$91,911$73,224#228 of 349
Mechanical Engineering$88,965$67,764#216 of 318
Chemical Engineering$85,667$67,152#151 of 158
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$79,939$51,291#11 of 37
Civil Engineering$79,485$65,175#200 of 233
Mathematics$75,633$55,482#112 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$74,360$56,146#373 of 796
Marketing$74,079$53,800#133 of 516
Finance and Financial Management Services$73,979$51,953#275 of 452
Statistics$71,279$56,435#47 of 50
Business/Commerce$70,334$48,738#74 of 271
Economics$69,792$50,873#277 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,767$51,571#382 of 1176
Health and Medical Administrative Services$68,386$46,263#73 of 275
Chemistry$66,529$44,674#104 of 209
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,275$44,501#26 of 35
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,893—#52 of 138
Biology$63,317$31,891#232 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,269$33,055#81 of 610
Graphic Communications$61,062$36,557#7 of 59
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$61,010$31,150#77 of 110
Communication and Media Studies$60,023$39,706#167 of 660
Criminology$59,754$42,562#29 of 113
Public Health$59,639$36,520#90 of 215
Geography and Cartography$58,569—#53 of 117
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$58,362—#113 of 215
Political Science and Government$58,256$38,942#371 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,886$31,174#97 of 225
Philosophy$56,812—#44 of 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Minnesota-Duluth electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,197 one year after graduating and $88,305 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Minnesota-Duluth rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Minnesota-Duluth ranks #245 by median pay four years after graduation, and #247 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Minnesota-Duluth worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,382.

← All data for University of Minnesota-Duluth · 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.