Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY · Bachelor's Degree

$66,211
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,574
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#258 of 258
Rank by pay
#256 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,649
Median federal debt

SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 19% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How SUNY Polytechnic Institute 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
…
255Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA$84,440$76,835#257$59,259
256Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$83,853$82,385#250$68,670
257Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ$83,798$73,548#258—
258SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY$81,574$77,642#256$66,211

Other Majors at SUNY Polytechnic Institute by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,014$80,210#82 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$87,788$60,249#245 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$85,180$61,721#233 of 459
Engineering—$78,264—
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$76,413$62,681#50 of 61
Civil Engineering$75,078$63,637#225 of 233
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$74,297$62,090#9 of 14
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$73,268$52,336#42 of 46
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$70,052$52,079#87 of 99
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,548$34,637#25 of 27
Information Science/Studies$67,049$42,604#120 of 148
Health and Medical Administrative Services$62,288$39,298#101 of 275
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,011$41,684#833 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$55,821$41,610#754 of 796
Biology$54,176$30,834#555 of 841
Social Sciences$46,521—#27 of 35
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$40,991—#22 of 22
Psychology$40,318$34,764#961 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts—$20,252—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do SUNY Polytechnic Institute electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,211 one year after graduating and $81,574 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does SUNY Polytechnic Institute rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #258 by median pay four years after graduation, and #256 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,649.

← All data for SUNY Polytechnic Institute · 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.