Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$85,400
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$105,034
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 258
Rank by pay
#30 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,500
Median federal debt

University of Missouri-Columbia graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Missouri-Columbia 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
…
59Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$105,359$105,980#73$77,636
60University of Rochester Rochester, NY$105,183$100,112#136$83,705
61Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$105,068$100,003#137$82,726
62University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$105,034$112,619#30$85,400
63Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$104,839$95,466#188$83,364
64Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$104,757$107,640#52$84,706
65Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$104,757$107,640#53$84,706

Other Majors at University of Missouri-Columbia by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$112,696$83,243#62 of 189
Industrial Engineering$101,380$79,894#32 of 94
Computer and Information Sciences$100,234$72,886#118 of 459
Chemical Engineering$95,989$69,950#86 of 158
Accounting and Related Services$95,415$65,057#77 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$94,629$71,800#96 of 318
Engineering$92,426$70,366#17 of 57
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$86,844$60,190#4 of 9
Business/Commerce$84,534$55,999#21 of 271
Civil Engineering$83,684$69,566#138 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,231$72,300#600 of 966
Agricultural Business and Management$82,831$58,335#4 of 77
Mathematics$81,518$56,132#80 of 309
Statistics$76,037$52,088#43 of 50
Agricultural Mechanization$75,958$52,522#4 of 10
Area Studies$75,230$44,096#7 of 70
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$75,060—#10 of 85
Economics$74,661$52,635#230 of 368
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$74,381$50,614#2 of 19
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$73,861$65,660#102 of 253
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$69,333$39,186#34 of 156
Journalism$69,016$43,958#13 of 187
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$65,029$39,317#51 of 476
Political Science and Government$64,747$37,722#211 of 565
Apparel and Textiles$63,723$40,176#13 of 57
Plant Sciences$62,957$46,627#9 of 44
Chemistry$61,884$45,279#145 of 209
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,713—#69 of 215
Housing and Human Environments$61,683$42,394#3 of 11
Hospitality Administration/Management$61,441$38,916#35 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Missouri-Columbia electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $85,400 one year after graduating and $105,034 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Missouri-Columbia rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Missouri-Columbia ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #30 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Missouri-Columbia worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% 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 University of Missouri-Columbia · 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.