Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$79,119
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$108,503
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 258
Rank by pay
#40 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,754
Median federal debt

Lehigh University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Lehigh 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
…
32University of San Diego San Diego, CA$110,314$100,379#134$80,073
33Kettering University Flint, MI$109,977$115,958#19$86,360
34Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA$109,386$96,326#179$89,897
35Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$108,503$110,349#40$79,119
36Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$108,296$95,050#191$82,598
37California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$108,038$98,308#154$59,672
38University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$107,834$94,637#198$85,500

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Lehigh University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$106,767—

Other Majors at Lehigh University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$141,691$88,587#41 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$127,210$76,720#14 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$125,874$77,026#5 of 796
Industrial Engineering$121,498$81,142#3 of 94
Computer and Information Sciences$116,999$83,356#59 of 459
Computer Engineering$116,214$82,209#48 of 189
Business/Managerial Economics$113,630$81,796#7 of 84
Business/Commerce$107,079—#9 of 271
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,260$72,440#14 of 118
Chemical Engineering$101,720$82,435#43 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$98,481$69,289#32 of 1176
Marketing$98,320$55,236#9 of 516
Materials Engineering$97,904$74,971#6 of 34
Mechanical Engineering$96,618$75,479#67 of 318
Civil Engineering$91,856$73,545#41 of 233
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$91,697$74,734#1 of 63
Political Science and Government$90,302$53,632#17 of 565
Journalism$81,935$45,256#1 of 187
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,569$36,147#16 of 118
Biology$75,611$45,695#49 of 841
Psychology$74,939$40,942#9 of 1027
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$72,978—#13 of 138
English Language and Literature$71,474—#9 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $79,119 one year after graduating and $108,503 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Lehigh University ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #40 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,754.

← All data for Lehigh 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.