Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Bachelor's Degree

$82,726
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$105,068
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#61 of 258
Rank by pay
#137 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Rochester Institute of Technology 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 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rochester Institute of Technology 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
…
58Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$105,359$105,980#72$77,636
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

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Rochester Institute of Technology

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$95,451$116,674—

Other Majors at Rochester Institute of Technology by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$138,679$89,032#1 of 99
Computer Science$135,702$94,611#49 of 349
Computer Engineering$123,027$90,829#32 of 189
Computer Programming$113,559$83,875#3 of 30
Industrial Engineering$105,313$72,764#19 of 94
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$100,680$78,298#22 of 253
Computer and Information Sciences$100,367$71,358#117 of 459
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$97,118$73,367#5 of 37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$96,361$75,227#8 of 46
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$95,491$73,355#6 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$94,827$69,834#37 of 166
Chemical Engineering$94,641$73,984#95 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,103$72,344#60 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,065$76,263#126 of 318
Engineering-Related Fields$92,780$74,923#14 of 33
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$91,222$71,549#2 of 158
Computer Software and Media Applications$88,096$69,052#10 of 54
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,226$69,261#18 of 61
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$84,755——
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,553$73,273#3 of 14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$82,116$69,755#14 of 23
Applied Mathematics$76,069$74,921#32 of 45
Physics$75,281$48,374#65 of 107
Biotechnology$74,613$41,895#8 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$72,830$42,762#406 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,313$56,513#300 of 452
Chemistry$68,926—#85 of 209
Biology$68,862$34,630#115 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,524$51,040#415 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,845$36,318#56 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rochester Institute of Technology electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,726 one year after graduating and $105,068 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rochester Institute of Technology rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Rochester Institute of Technology ranks #61 by median pay four years after graduation, and #137 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology 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 $27,000.

← All data for Rochester Institute of Technology · 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.