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Electrical Engineering, bachelor's programs nationwide

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Electrical Engineering earn a median $100,647 four years after graduating. Among 185 programs with federal earnings data, Carnegie Mellon University (PA) graduates had the highest median, $250,168 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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185
Highest median
$250,168
National median
$100,647
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Electrical Engineering, bachelor's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$250,168+149%$22,224
University of California, BerkeleyCA$200,543+99%$13,674Compare
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$161,118+60%$10,967Compare
Cornell UniversityFigure covers 2 campusesNY$147,241+46%$14,725
The University of Texas at AustinTX$146,003+45%$20,480Compare
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$131,532+31%$18,497
University of California, Los AngelesCA$126,209+25%$16,979
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$125,240+24%$23,475Compare
University of California-Santa CruzCA$118,290+18%$16,796Compare
University of California-San DiegoCA$118,150+17%$20,000Compare
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$117,610+17%$17,430Compare
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$117,215+16%$15,500Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$116,010+15%$14,000Compare
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$113,627+13%$24,500Compare
San Francisco State UniversityCA$112,454+12%$16,125Compare
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$112,047+11%$26,000Compare
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$111,783+11%$21,500Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$111,655+11%$22,250
Seattle UniversityWA$111,410+11%$20,465Compare
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$110,754+10%$29,014Compare
Kettering UniversityMI$109,977+9%$30,000Compare
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$109,386+9%$26,887Compare
Rutgers University-New BrunswickFigure covers 3 campusesNJ$108,296+8%$23,000Compare
California State University-FresnoCA$108,038+7%$25,875Compare
University of Maryland, College ParkMD$107,834+7%$21,000Compare

The 25 highest of 185 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).