Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$90,302
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$117,229
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 258
Rank by pay
#14 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Villanova University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Villanova 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
…
14Northeastern University Boston, MA$118,150$104,043#98$92,222
15New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM$117,813$136,409#8$73,300
16University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$117,610$124,006#11$87,606
17Villanova University Villanova, PA$117,229$119,223#14$90,302
18University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$117,215$106,658#63—
19University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$116,010$106,704#60$81,989
20University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$116,010$106,704#61$81,989

Other Majors at Villanova University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$131,996$82,008#11 of 452
Real Estate$131,911$75,702#2 of 25
Computer and Information Sciences$130,585$83,455#24 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics$123,614$82,212#3 of 84
Accounting and Related Services$120,207$77,966#7 of 796
Computer Engineering$119,137$94,228#40 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$118,712$78,703#5 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$114,211$61,307#13 of 1176
Mathematics$109,851$75,481#17 of 309
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,642$76,606#13 of 126
International Business$103,700$74,529#8 of 115
Chemical Engineering$103,601$72,379#34 of 158
Marketing$102,222$69,633#6 of 516
Economics$100,288$67,065#65 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,540$86,241#133 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$97,556$80,962#57 of 318
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$94,964$45,088#2 of 225
Political Science and Government$83,179$46,549#34 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$81,497$52,294#6 of 660
Civil Engineering$81,038$71,525#178 of 233
Physical Sciences$80,302——
Biology$73,933$31,818#57 of 841
Psychology$73,684$35,462#13 of 1027
English Language and Literature$67,157$37,643#21 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,060$56,549#27 of 265
History$56,080$27,882#114 of 459
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,181$25,436#228 of 476
Research and Experimental Psychology—$39,218—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $90,302 one year after graduating and $117,229 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Villanova University ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Villanova 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.