Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 37 graduates a year

$74,055
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,576
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#198 of 258
Rank by pay
#225 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,887
Median federal debt

Utah 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 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah 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
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195Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH$94,673$101,030#128$64,226
196Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$94,673$101,030#129$64,226
197Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH$94,673$101,030#130$64,226
198Utah State University Logan, UT$94,576$89,636#225$74,055
199North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$94,510$97,915#158$75,212
200University of Idaho Moscow, ID$94,484$100,471#133$80,700
201South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD$94,201$101,398#122$73,551

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at Utah State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$86,956——

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,992$30,242#95 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $74,055 one year after graduating and $94,576 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Utah State University ranks #198 by median pay four years after graduation, and #225 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Utah 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 $13,887.

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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.