Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$73,453
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,179
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#202 of 258
Rank by pay
#104 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,367
Median federal debt

Tennessee Technological University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 6% less 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 Tennessee Technological 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
…
199North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$94,510$97,915#158$75,212
200University of Idaho Moscow, ID$94,484$100,471#133$80,700
201South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD$94,201$101,398#122$73,551
202Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN$94,179$102,880#104$73,453
203The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX$94,122$95,694#185$74,285
204University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$93,981$89,772#224$67,043
205University of Louisville Louisville, KY$93,968$106,400#66$77,732

Other Majors at Tennessee Technological University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$98,978$69,291#129 of 189
Chemical Engineering$91,580$60,300#120 of 158
Computer Science$90,521$63,180#241 of 349
Mechanical Engineering$84,267$66,228#298 of 318
Civil Engineering$78,646$63,577#209 of 233
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$77,658$59,622#20 of 34
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,762$61,379#932 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$67,411$41,530#538 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,535$41,176#384 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$65,900—#70 of 84
Marketing$64,892$39,990#296 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,642$38,994#774 of 1176
Chemistry$57,088—#178 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,479—#111 of 138
Agriculture$52,085$33,508#26 of 43
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,530$33,170#389 of 610
Political Science and Government$49,898$34,105#522 of 565
Biology$49,220$25,087#710 of 841
History$47,111$24,659#315 of 459
Music$46,253$44,635#99 of 268
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$45,909$28,828#21 of 22
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$45,348$29,936#19 of 37
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$44,906—#252 of 265
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$44,846$33,678#385 of 476
Psychology$44,043$28,394#837 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,264$39,034#566 of 680
Sociology$42,830$35,293#422 of 462
English Language and Literature$40,380—#495 of 576
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$39,565$29,114#43 of 49
Fine and Studio Arts$37,730$19,231#303 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $73,453 one year after graduating and $94,179 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Tennessee Technological University ranks #202 by median pay four years after graduation, and #104 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,367.

← All data for Tennessee Technological 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.