Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$75,265
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,294
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#179 of 258
Rank by pay
#172 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

University of North Texas graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 5% 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 University of North Texas 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
…
176Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$95,467$98,828#148$75,859
177Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$95,388$98,013#156$71,370
178The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$95,295$96,887#171$78,266
179University of North Texas Denton, TX$95,294$96,886#172$75,265
180University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$95,209$90,619#221$74,205
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

Other Majors at University of North Texas by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$109,151$78,714#82 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$104,024$70,235#100 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,524$72,266#22 of 43
Management Information Systems and Services$91,514$64,441#48 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,484—#84 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,257$68,173#258 of 318
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$80,138$59,941#39 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$79,124$61,509#269 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$78,740$54,058#44 of 84
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$78,629$58,615#74 of 126
Materials Engineering$78,250—#34 of 34
Air Transportation$78,166$56,487#35 of 52
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,061$57,524#232 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,657$53,194#225 of 1176
Insurance$75,438$59,022#16 of 21
Business/Commerce$71,695$45,122#65 of 271
Real Estate$71,473$44,124#18 of 25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$69,210$45,265#20 of 67
Information Science/Studies$69,097$52,449#115 of 148
Marketing$66,673$43,828#259 of 516
Economics$66,040$51,316#316 of 368
Interior Architecture$64,716$50,681#6 of 17
Homeland Security$63,622$44,969#23 of 33
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,703$45,015#14 of 137
Mathematics$62,465$53,133#235 of 309
Chemistry$61,473$38,006#147 of 209
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,655$34,657#80 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$60,456$45,745#159 of 187
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,004$53,733#70 of 207
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,888$28,337#121 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $75,265 one year after graduating and $95,294 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of North Texas ranks #179 by median pay four years after graduation, and #172 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% less 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 University of North Texas · 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.