Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 66 graduates a year

$75,116
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$99,993
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#106 of 258
Rank by pay
#121 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,316
Median federal debt

The University of Texas at Arlington graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 1% less 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 The University of Texas at Arlington 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
…
103University of South Alabama Mobile, AL$100,166$113,697#27$81,499
104Baylor University Waco, TX$100,110$101,783#119$82,475
105University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$100,042$110,931#36$77,161
106The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$99,993$101,664#121$75,116
107Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$99,967$105,404#79$80,623
108Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$99,848$105,278#81$79,439
109Auburn University Auburn, AL$99,799$113,280#28$78,680

Other Majors at The University of Texas at Arlington by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$109,197$84,759#117 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,871$81,226#94 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,393$85,513#135 of 966
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$99,239$78,005#21 of 59
Industrial Engineering$97,788$76,390#49 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$90,158$69,188#186 of 318
Civil Engineering$86,844$70,629#96 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$81,538$52,836#84 of 166
Business/Managerial Economics$80,711$53,984#38 of 84
Information Science/Studies$78,953$57,756#89 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$78,245$54,661#290 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,623$53,980#236 of 452
Construction Engineering—$72,613—
International Business$72,486$48,625#65 of 115
Physics$71,830$34,611#82 of 107
Economics$71,821$46,416#248 of 368
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$67,246$41,773#118 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,454$41,703#66 of 178
Mathematics$66,261$51,443#197 of 309
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,294$42,788#46 of 138
Chemistry$63,766—#133 of 209
Marketing$63,088$43,406#338 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,978$45,534#672 of 1176
Architecture$62,345$40,166#67 of 78
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$60,617$43,038#34 of 158
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$59,430$37,883#27 of 137
Music$59,198$37,020#11 of 268
Education—$57,410—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,210$40,577#240 of 660
History$57,159$44,806#91 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Texas at Arlington electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $75,116 one year after graduating and $99,993 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Texas at Arlington rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, The University of Texas at Arlington ranks #106 by median pay four years after graduation, and #121 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,316.

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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.