Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 48 graduates a year

$79,571
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,573
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#132 of 258
Rank by pay
#207 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,519
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook 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
…
129Florida International University Miami, FL$98,697$105,050#84$71,447
130Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR$98,691$116,299#18—
131Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$98,640$86,568#237$78,033
132Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$98,573$93,821#207$79,571
133Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$98,505$104,846#88—
134University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$98,364$104,969#85$80,045
135Montana State University Bozeman, MT$98,331$107,411#56$77,060

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Stony Brook University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$104,443—

Other Majors at Stony Brook University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$147,064$90,673#15 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,038$73,820#25 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,898$94,853#53 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$110,827$92,286#3 of 93
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$103,656$92,165#21 of 253
Civil Engineering$92,908$71,856#32 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$91,650$68,729#145 of 318
Information Science/Studies$89,875$68,007#42 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,560$39,035#80 of 118
Chemical Engineering$88,593$72,868#132 of 158
Engineering$87,517$55,437#32 of 57
Human Computer Interaction$83,075$59,722#4 of 5
Applied Mathematics$82,200$44,972#28 of 45
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$77,075$34,538#16 of 156
Economics$74,965$44,349#228 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,765$43,329#294 of 1176
Chemistry$71,783$31,685#62 of 209
Political Science and Government$70,243$36,480#120 of 565
Journalism$65,535—#22 of 187
Physics$65,013$44,562#96 of 107
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$64,547$24,407#10 of 90
Mathematics$62,727$36,784#232 of 309
Biology$62,574$25,253#266 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$61,888$32,855#48 of 207
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,648$29,649#81 of 110
Social Work$59,449—#55 of 420
Sociology$58,966$32,912#93 of 462
Anthropology$58,329$23,845#14 of 188
Psychology$58,137$32,306#136 of 1027
English Language and Literature$55,210$29,480#135 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $79,571 one year after graduating and $98,573 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #132 by median pay four years after graduation, and #207 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,519.

← All data for Stony Brook 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.