Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN · Bachelor's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$67,043
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,981
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#204 of 258
Rank by pay
#224 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,122
Median federal debt

University of St Thomas graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% 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 St Thomas 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
…
201South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD$94,201$101,398#122$73,551
202Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN$94,179$102,880#104$73,453
203The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX$94,122$95,694#185$74,285
204University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$93,981$89,772#224$67,043
205University of Louisville Louisville, KY$93,968$106,400#66$77,732
206Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$93,962$92,317#218$74,442
207University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$93,953$100,825#131$72,167

Other Majors at University of St Thomas by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$108,187$78,978#17 of 126
Computer Science$107,938$73,301#126 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$93,720$66,006#89 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,683$68,440#142 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$91,587$65,573#103 of 796
Economics$89,881$60,323#105 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,396$56,401#109 of 1176
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$79,390$48,600#10 of 67
Human Resources Management and Services$78,381$52,667#35 of 187
Marketing$77,870$50,563#95 of 516
Biology$71,619$36,072#77 of 841
Criminology$70,419$41,780#3 of 113
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,525$30,520#20 of 265
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$66,876—#5 of 22
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$66,868$36,059#25 of 67
Communication and Media Studies$64,917$45,100#88 of 660
Political Science and Government$61,922$34,775#284 of 565
Psychology$59,398$38,396#108 of 1027
Public Health$59,389$38,475#92 of 215
Music$47,724—#79 of 268
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,712$42,819#349 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas—$44,360—
Philosophy$41,209—#80 of 86
Religion/Religious Studies$35,960$27,496#34 of 45
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$34,299—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of St Thomas electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $67,043 one year after graduating and $93,981 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of St Thomas rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of St Thomas ranks #204 by median pay four years after graduation, and #224 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of St Thomas worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,122.

← All data for University of St Thomas · 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.