Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at New York University

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$74,220
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,348
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#43 of 258
Rank by pay
#116 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,000
Median federal debt

New York University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% 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 New York 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
…
40University of Florida Gainesville, FL$107,543$114,466#24$85,243
41Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$107,487$97,877#159$77,938
42University of Houston Houston, TX$107,399$109,193#45$86,136
43New York University New York, NY$107,348$102,173#116$74,220
44Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$107,131$98,538#151$77,516
45Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$107,110$108,899#47$79,544
46University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$106,871$97,246#166$80,412

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at New York University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$135,852—

Other Majors at New York University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$158,559$102,572#1 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$142,495$87,608#21 of 459
Business/Commerce$137,804$77,828#2 of 271
Real Estate$130,716$74,912#3 of 25
Mathematics and Statistics$129,073$80,154#2 of 9
Computer Engineering$127,201$82,183#26 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$118,433$111,360#30 of 966
Economics$116,510$68,495#36 of 368
Engineering-Related Fields$114,572$61,240#2 of 33
Civil Engineering$94,867$72,628#22 of 233
Social Sciences$91,917$49,016#2 of 87
Mathematics$91,832$58,481#40 of 309
Mechanical Engineering$91,821$64,687#140 of 318
Chemical Engineering$89,744$60,392#129 of 158
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$87,656$41,421#8 of 37
Chemistry$86,197$37,249#4 of 209
Hospitality Administration/Management$84,375$40,637#2 of 137
Urban Studies/Affairs$81,123—#1 of 30
Political Science and Government$80,957$50,783#39 of 565
Sociology$77,650$22,697#7 of 462
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$77,109$47,666#7 of 158
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,970—#6 of 215
Social Sciences$74,983$35,772#3 of 35
History$74,545$39,636#16 of 459
Public Health$70,840$37,573#24 of 215
Nutrition Sciences$70,508$24,084#5 of 53
Physics$69,334$24,802#85 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$68,690$36,440#38 of 110
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$66,502$38,447#44 of 476
English Language and Literature$66,306$29,967#24 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $74,220 one year after graduating and $107,348 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, New York University ranks #43 by median pay four years after graduation, and #116 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at New York University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,000.

← All data for New York 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.