Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 270 graduates a year

$83,389
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$103,789
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 258
Rank by pay
#78 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,968
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station 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
…
70University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$104,067$95,856#184$81,981
71California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$104,065$94,692#196$75,207
72California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$103,924$94,564#200$80,827
73Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$103,789$105,523#78$83,389
74California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$103,512$94,189#204$74,450
75York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$103,354$105,112#83—
76California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$103,075$93,791#208$77,278

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$129,401$81,231#25 of 459
Computer Engineering$127,042$86,366#27 of 189
Marine Transportation$124,645$87,444#2 of 7
Computer Science$124,283$86,084#63 of 349
Petroleum Engineering$114,686$69,603#6 of 19
Finance and Financial Management Services$112,319$71,409#23 of 452
Chemical Engineering$111,073$86,176#11 of 158
Accounting and Related Services$103,662$67,186#37 of 796
Nuclear Engineering$103,438$66,604#3 of 12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$101,540$77,799#5 of 43
Information Science/Studies$100,166—#17 of 148
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$99,943$78,185#5 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$97,903$77,785#54 of 318
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,227$74,524#26 of 59
Industrial Engineering$95,918$74,529#52 of 94
Management Information Systems and Services$94,724$71,032#38 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,305$63,249#64 of 118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$93,141$66,372#4 of 27
Physics$92,826$53,329#17 of 107
Ocean Engineering$92,553$71,788—
Civil Engineering$92,433$75,793#36 of 233
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering$91,759$72,361#6 of 6
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$89,629$68,154#8 of 51
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$88,126—#7 of 34
Applied Mathematics$85,792$57,787#25 of 45
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$85,477$58,127#45 of 99
Agricultural Engineering$85,393$74,655#12 of 26
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,213$59,306#113 of 1176
Economics$81,562$49,738#169 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,026$78,297#685 of 966

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $83,389 one year after graduating and $103,789 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #78 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,968.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · 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.