Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$82,175
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$103,074
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#77 of 258
Rank by pay
#206 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

George Mason University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Mason 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
…
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
77George Mason University Fairfax, VA$103,074$93,858#206$82,175
78Lamar University Beaumont, TX$103,037$104,758#90$83,155
79South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$103,018$110,888#37—
80Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$102,978$104,730#91$81,904

Other Majors at George Mason University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Homeland Security$143,972$90,956#1 of 33
Computer Engineering$117,942$87,466#42 of 189
Systems Engineering$114,815$84,942#6 of 11
Computer and Information Sciences$110,754$78,800#78 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,049$68,049#32 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$96,467$73,570#68 of 318
Physics$96,138—#12 of 107
Civil Engineering$93,856$75,822#27 of 233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,533$63,981#62 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$91,132$67,291#107 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,878$78,365#370 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$88,080$62,989#121 of 452
Economics$87,548$53,024#120 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,224$55,147#78 of 1176
Computer Science—$84,632—
Chemistry$77,681$50,304#31 of 209
Mathematics$77,519$54,711#96 of 309
Geography and Cartography$74,692$49,568#10 of 117
Political Science and Government$74,125$45,846#77 of 565
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$72,271$40,929#3 of 6
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,511$43,612#39 of 660
International Relations and National Security Studies$69,399$44,644#45 of 118
Marketing$69,210$49,223#202 of 516
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$68,546$27,859#21 of 67
Public Administration$67,973$56,674#19 of 47
Public Health$65,358$37,025#44 of 215
Sociology$64,603$38,916#41 of 462
Biology$64,301$34,719#212 of 841
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$64,046$45,624#32 of 61
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,672$34,890#73 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do George Mason University electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,175 one year after graduating and $103,074 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does George Mason University rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, George Mason University ranks #77 by median pay four years after graduation, and #206 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at George Mason University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more 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 George Mason 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.