Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 22 graduates a year

$81,797
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$106,686
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#47 of 258
Rank by pay
#35 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,947
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 6% 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 Marquette 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
…
44Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$107,131$98,538#151$77,516
45Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$107,110$108,899#47$79,544
46University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$106,871$97,246#166$80,412
47Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$106,686$111,012#35$81,797
48San Diego State University San Diego, CA$106,416$96,832#173$75,061
49University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND$106,162$109,987#41$78,285
50Gonzaga University Spokane, WA$106,155$97,640#162$81,435

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $81,797 one year after graduating and $106,686 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Marquette University ranks #47 by median pay four years after graduation, and #35 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,947.

← All data for Marquette 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.