Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 59 graduates a year

$72,990
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,780
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#184 of 258
Rank by pay
#178 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,987
Median federal debt

Texas State 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 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas State 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
…
181University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$95,059$98,913#147$82,018
182University of Vermont Burlington, VT$95,036$97,610#163$61,803
183Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$94,810$96,394#177$77,971
184Texas State University San Marcos, TX$94,780$96,363#178$72,990
185Wichita State University Wichita, KS$94,738$98,353#152$77,435
186University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$94,722$85,280#240$77,411
187University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$94,722$85,280#241$77,411

Other Majors at Texas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$104,127$70,906#144 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$100,352$76,646#7 of 43
Industrial Engineering$90,729$61,718#74 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,995$68,886#7 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,557$72,861#548 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$79,289$67,965#77 of 253
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,671$52,958#19 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$78,418$52,610#285 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$77,701$52,274#320 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,100$49,981#256 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$74,435$49,831#51 of 84
Applied Mathematics$72,464$49,822#36 of 45
Economics$71,739$43,064#252 of 368
Marketing$71,539$48,072#165 of 516
Agriculture$71,237$44,994#2 of 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,940$67,589#72 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,048$45,306#479 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,995—#29 of 215
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,502$37,663#26 of 49
Physics$65,217$41,737#95 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,830$44,824#57 of 110
Design and Applied Arts$61,539$44,396#65 of 299
International/Globalization Studies$60,976$37,397#32 of 87
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,895$40,951#122 of 275
Geography and Cartography$60,646$44,909#46 of 117
Public Administration$59,074$46,491#30 of 47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,009$40,411#116 of 178
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,794$33,040#17 of 42
Mathematics$58,566$49,708#260 of 309
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$58,484$37,548#31 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $72,990 one year after graduating and $94,780 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Texas State University ranks #184 by median pay four years after graduation, and #178 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Texas State 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 $24,987.

← All data for Texas State 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.