Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 9 graduates a year

$79,073
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$111,410
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 258
Rank by pay
#109 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,465
Median federal debt

Seattle University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Seattle 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
…
27Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$112,047$98,342#153$90,136
28University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$111,783$109,826#42$86,483
29Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$111,655$115,586#20$86,865
30Seattle University Seattle, WA$111,410$102,473#109$79,073
31University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$110,754$103,577#99$78,878
32University of San Diego San Diego, CA$110,314$100,379#134$80,073
33Kettering University Flint, MI$109,977$115,958#19$86,360

Other Majors at Seattle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$128,314$85,285#54 of 349
Business/Managerial Economics$102,249—#9 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$99,791$55,823#56 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$97,466$70,570#65 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,218$67,851#74 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,918$81,021#346 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$88,308—#15 of 93
Civil Engineering$81,559$69,151#165 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$81,464$102,664#66 of 253
Mathematics$80,592$57,551#83 of 309
English Language and Literature$78,906—#2 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$74,018$51,100#15 of 660
Marketing$72,518$44,714#151 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,360$46,598#307 of 1176
International Business$69,201—#76 of 115
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$64,098$35,398#54 of 476
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,496—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,465—#43 of 265
Political Science and Government$63,443$41,474#245 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$62,385$30,256#6 of 144
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$61,021$33,821#31 of 158
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,291$32,663#25 of 137
Biology$58,242$37,063#408 of 841
Psychology$57,993$37,452#138 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$57,599$39,316#227 of 660
Social Work$57,349—#84 of 420
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,093$28,082#102 of 225
International/Globalization Studies$56,590—#43 of 87
Security Science and Technology$56,265$37,557#27 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$53,117—#147 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $79,073 one year after graduating and $111,410 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Seattle University ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #109 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,465.

← All data for Seattle 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.