Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Temple University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 45 graduates a year

$75,148
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,839
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#144 of 258
Rank by pay
#144 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,500
Median federal debt

Temple University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Temple 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
…
141California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$97,998$89,172#226—
142University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$97,875$104,447#94$77,622
143Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$97,841$104,965#86$73,122
144Temple University Philadelphia, PA$97,839$99,503#144$75,148
145Clarkson University Potsdam, NY$97,750$93,038#212$77,940
146New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$97,718$85,766#239$78,794
147CUNY City College New York, NY$97,698$92,988#213$78,172

Other Majors at Temple University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,311$74,778#23 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$101,670$73,393#108 of 459
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$101,101$54,415#25 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,342$82,319#177 of 966
Insurance$92,555$66,080#9 of 21
Mathematics$91,330$59,167#42 of 309
Mechanical Engineering$91,131$66,161#161 of 318
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,674$72,240#26 of 43
Mathematics and Computer Science—$86,109—
Accounting and Related Services$85,777$63,202#168 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$85,011$58,807#140 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,570$58,307#104 of 1176
Civil Engineering$82,553$68,389#153 of 233
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$80,364$45,994#11 of 110
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$79,351$57,665#16 of 34
Chemistry$78,052$42,022#30 of 209
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$77,673—#5 of 14
Medical Illustration and Informatics$76,927$52,611—
Business/Commerce$75,632$48,747#39 of 271
Management Information Systems and Services$75,286$59,385#108 of 166
Economics$73,154$48,242#238 of 368
Human Resources Management and Services$73,127$50,128#60 of 187
Marketing$72,289$47,460#153 of 516
Biology$72,134$35,101#68 of 841
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,840$41,165#52 of 178
Architectural Sciences and Technology$66,518$50,267#15 of 22
Real Estate$65,650$48,836#19 of 25
International Business$65,302$46,013#89 of 115
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$64,063$30,956#31 of 67
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,714$29,322#72 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $75,148 one year after graduating and $97,839 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Temple University ranks #144 by median pay four years after graduation, and #144 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,500.

← All data for Temple 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.