Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV · Bachelor's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$77,254
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$100,765
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#94 of 258
Rank by pay
#92 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,896
Median federal debt

University of Nevada-Las Vegas graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Nevada-Las Vegas 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
…
91Wayne State University Detroit, MI$100,944$106,434#65$78,738
92University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$100,902$88,855#229$82,118
93Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$100,884$96,021#181$70,961
94University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$100,765$104,582#92$77,254
95National University San Diego, CA$100,721$91,650#219$93,417
96Boise State University Boise, ID$100,680$107,059#57$72,832
97University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$100,631$94,110#205$88,957

Other Majors at University of Nevada-Las Vegas by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$97,901$67,050#55 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$94,600$83,327#213 of 966
Computer Science$94,475$64,854#207 of 349
Computer Engineering$93,830$65,436#155 of 189
Civil Engineering$90,474$69,629#53 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,095$62,134#52 of 253
Data Processing$84,099$44,431—
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,319$50,861#239 of 452
Construction Management—$75,485—
Accounting and Related Services$74,490$49,751#366 of 796
Architecture$72,468—#18 of 78
Public Administration$72,433—#9 of 47
Economics$72,119$30,432#245 of 368
Mathematics$70,999$34,624#150 of 309
Health and Medical Administrative Services$64,926$40,686#90 of 275
International Business$63,681$27,376#94 of 115
Biology$62,087$24,989#276 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,524$33,770#736 of 1176
Special Education and Teaching$60,958$49,827#21 of 177
Social Work$60,344$44,427#40 of 420
Marketing$58,919$36,304#401 of 516
Political Science and Government$58,855$27,886#352 of 565
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$58,787$27,828#40 of 67
Hospitality Administration/Management$58,719$35,277#48 of 137
Nutrition Sciences$58,160$27,171#35 of 53
Human Services$58,130$34,359#7 of 94
Urban Studies/Affairs$58,010$46,712#20 of 30
Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,556$37,639#229 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$56,944$32,365#245 of 660
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,095$49,475#78 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Nevada-Las Vegas electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,254 one year after graduating and $100,765 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Nevada-Las Vegas rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ranks #94 by median pay four years after graduation, and #92 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Nevada-Las Vegas worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,896.

← All data for University of Nevada-Las Vegas · 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.