Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 16 graduates a year

$84,195
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$115,939
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#22 of 258
Rank by pay
#15 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Prairie View A & M University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Prairie View A & M 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
…
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
21University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$116,010$106,704#62$81,989
22Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$115,939$117,876#15$84,195
23University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO$113,627$106,263#67$80,513
24University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$112,828$121,044#12$85,861
25Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$112,757$102,601#106$78,247

Other Majors at Prairie View A & M University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Chemical Engineering$92,591$58,627#112 of 158
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,910$83,218#274 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$88,708$66,678#221 of 318
Civil Engineering$84,082$63,372#133 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$78,757—#93 of 166
Computer and Information Sciences$75,631$77,763#342 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$67,964$46,222#523 of 796
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$64,359$61,068#43 of 43
Architecture$62,540—#64 of 78
Marketing$58,810$37,493#402 of 516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,212$52,148#79 of 207
Finance and Financial Management Services—$56,791—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,715$38,662#999 of 1176
Biology$51,499$28,947#635 of 841
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$50,657$32,266#125 of 156
Agriculture$49,403$38,063#32 of 43
Communication and Media Studies$48,887$22,269#480 of 660
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,743$31,823#552 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46,693$25,594#503 of 610
Social Work$45,742$40,667#367 of 420
Psychology$44,240$28,047#829 of 1027
Political Science and Government$41,831—#563 of 565

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Prairie View A & M University electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $84,195 one year after graduating and $115,939 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Prairie View A & M University rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Prairie View A & M University ranks #22 by median pay four years after graduation, and #15 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Prairie View A & M University worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Prairie View A & M 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.