Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Portland

Portland, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 13 graduates a year

$79,423
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$105,859
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#54 of 258
Rank by pay
#64 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,875
Median federal debt

University of Portland graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Portland 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
…
51University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$106,153$104,550#93$81,508
52Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$106,039$128,658#10$80,896
53Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$106,012$99,142#146$80,815
54University of Portland Portland, OR$105,859$106,483#64$79,423
55University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$105,839$108,751#50$82,864
56University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI$105,446$111,181#34$78,942
57Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$105,396$113,070#29$84,300

Other Majors at University of Portland by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$125,929$85,637#61 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$103,823$94,291#107 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$95,686—#76 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$93,119$76,909#124 of 318
Civil Engineering$89,448$72,094#62 of 233
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$84,313$53,136#63 of 126
Mathematics$78,568—#91 of 309
Applied Mathematics$77,908$53,917#30 of 45
Marketing$72,891$41,792#146 of 516
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,264$35,605#89 of 178
Biology$58,051$26,340#417 of 841
Social Work$57,253—#86 of 420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,975$35,349#134 of 265
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,963$44,038#117 of 680
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,853$41,018#148 of 225
History$53,002—#176 of 459
Psychology$50,579$28,420#485 of 1027
English Language and Literature$49,434—#267 of 576
Political Science and Government—$23,017—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Portland electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $79,423 one year after graduating and $105,859 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Portland rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Portland ranks #54 by median pay four years after graduation, and #64 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Portland worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,875.

← All data for University of Portland · 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.