Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 9 graduates a year

$76,127
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$89,244
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#242 of 258
Rank by pay
#252 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,899
Median federal debt

Liberty University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Liberty 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
…
239Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR$89,951$106,000#71$71,878
240University of Memphis Memphis, TN$89,515$97,785#160$71,137
241Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH$89,391$95,394#190$68,977
242Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$89,244$81,265#252$76,127
243University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$88,869$80,860#254$70,950
244Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC$88,869$98,542#150$72,726
245University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN$88,305$84,350#247$74,197

Other Majors at Liberty University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$102,096$50,629#6 of 52
Industrial Engineering$94,928—#57 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$89,129$65,794#209 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$84,228$56,014#79 of 166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,883$71,918#616 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$82,116$56,258#276 of 459
Mathematics$81,095—#81 of 309
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,436$43,567#38 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,269$49,772#473 of 1176
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology—$66,126—
Accounting and Related Services$63,307$51,541#650 of 796
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,715$48,855#107 of 660
Health and Medical Administrative Services$58,969$43,578#141 of 275
Political Science and Government$56,550$46,508#409 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$54,911$35,392#308 of 660
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$53,357$42,284#125 of 207
Journalism$51,940$39,592#124 of 187
Religious Music and Worship$51,701$33,284—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,061$27,423#371 of 610
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$50,891$34,506#69 of 158
Biology$50,666$23,803#668 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,103—#242 of 253
Public Health$48,926$36,641#175 of 215
Legal Support Services$48,589$41,973#26 of 32
American Sign Language$48,109$32,117#7 of 20
Social Work$48,003$38,828#320 of 420
Religion/Religious Studies$47,991$38,540#22 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$47,797$30,019#202 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$47,241$39,699#137 of 177
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$46,899$34,876#2 of 5

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $76,127 one year after graduating and $89,244 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Liberty University ranks #242 by median pay four years after graduation, and #252 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,899.

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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.