Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 84 graduates a year

$79,612
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$104,215
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#69 of 258
Rank by pay
#220 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Rowan University 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 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rowan 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
…
66Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$104,596$99,554#143$83,412
67The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX$104,448$106,193#69$77,928
68Washington State University Pullman, WA$104,354$95,983#182$79,874
69Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$104,215$91,468#220$79,612
70University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$104,067$95,856#184$81,981
71California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$104,065$94,692#196$75,207
72California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$103,924$94,564#200$80,827

Other Majors at Rowan University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,116$84,859#167 of 966
Chemical Engineering$95,769$61,045#89 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,084$66,909#188 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$86,475$67,278#219 of 459
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection—$85,630—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$84,059$67,609#106 of 118
Chemistry$79,695$53,607#20 of 209
Civil Engineering$78,834$67,362#205 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$76,524$52,363#322 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,697$51,486#250 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,631$46,439#268 of 1176
Human Resources Management and Services$73,035$47,983#61 of 187
Physics$72,734$36,435#80 of 107
Economics$70,614$38,580#264 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,702$38,799#43 of 110
Biology$64,921$33,313#182 of 841
Political Science and Government$64,525$26,042#213 of 565
Mathematics$63,146$50,698#225 of 309
Homeland Security$62,846$43,002#25 of 33
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,661$35,116#84 of 178
Computer Programming$60,493$41,799#29 of 30
English Language and Literature$57,895$37,815#84 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,739$49,969#61 of 345
Geography and Cartography$57,567$44,380#62 of 117
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,226$33,254#286 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$56,205$29,306#115 of 265
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$55,839$27,584#92 of 156
Communication and Media Studies$55,277$34,549#298 of 660
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$53,829$43,702#48 of 67
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,266$43,486#220 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $79,612 one year after graduating and $104,215 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Rowan University ranks #69 by median pay four years after graduation, and #220 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Rowan University 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 $23,000.

← All data for Rowan 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.