Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$82,790
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,683
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#171 of 258
Rank by pay
#38 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

New Mexico State University-Main Campus graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How New Mexico State University-Main Campus 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
…
168Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL$95,915$108,872#48$76,638
169Widener University Chester, PA$95,901$97,532#165$82,611
170University of Toledo Toledo, OH$95,846$102,282#112$80,876
171New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$95,683$110,786#38$82,790
172Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$95,640$99,290#145$78,758
173University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA$95,630$110,699#39$78,215
174University of Dayton Dayton, OH$95,595$102,014#118$79,409

Other Majors at New Mexico State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$96,510$68,002#30 of 59
Computer and Information Sciences$94,024$63,674#155 of 459
Chemical Engineering$90,091$75,766#128 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$85,742$62,813#281 of 318
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$81,690$60,250#10 of 34
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,951$73,229#763 of 966
Civil Engineering$74,115$60,212#228 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,890$48,868#356 of 452
Agricultural Business and Management$63,139$41,268#46 of 77
Marketing$63,115$33,191#335 of 516
Business/Commerce$60,970$39,442#192 of 271
Special Education and Teaching$58,953$31,963#29 of 177
Accounting and Related Services$57,219$38,057#750 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,077$35,599#987 of 1176
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,428—#211 of 253
Biology$52,567$26,533#609 of 841
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,972$45,016#149 of 345
Political Science and Government$51,641$35,393#494 of 565
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,592$41,888#181 of 680
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,998$23,701#374 of 610
Social Work$50,295$33,510#262 of 420
Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,834$29,553#496 of 660
Hospitality Administration/Management$49,444$29,942#109 of 137
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$49,080—#64 of 70
Sociology$48,419$31,376#328 of 462
Journalism$45,765$32,825#165 of 187
Psychology$45,637$26,250#773 of 1027
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$44,272$33,603#25 of 37
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,872$31,568#398 of 476
Public Health$42,410$27,729#212 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do New Mexico State University-Main Campus electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,790 one year after graduating and $95,683 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does New Mexico State University-Main Campus rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, New Mexico State University-Main Campus ranks #171 by median pay four years after graduation, and #38 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at New Mexico State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for New Mexico State University-Main Campus · 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.