Best Colleges for Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2025
20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates are well-positioned for careers across multiple industries. The rankings below are based on actual graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data
Top 20 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Programs by Graduate Earnings
| # | School | Earnings | Tuition | Accept Rate | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $202,911 | $45,627 | 12% | 33,073 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $172,897 | $60,156 | 5% | 4,571 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $149,740 | $63,829 | 11% | 7,187 |
| 4 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $119,602 | $36,001 | 65% | 36,357 |
| 5 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $118,743 | $66,014 | 8% | 15,935 |
| 6 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $113,850 | $68,237 | 10% | 20,817 |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $110,760 | $44,524 | 9% | 33,040 |
| 8 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | $108,798 | $60,952 | 43% | 4,084 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $106,557 | $42,778 | 29% | 42,100 |
| 10 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $103,662 | $58,014 | 17% | 17,315 |
| 11 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | $103,652 | $64,348 | 36% | 6,488 |
| 12 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $102,389 | $46,042 | 25% | 33,787 |
| 13 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | $102,236 | $61,884 | 58% | 5,909 |
| 14 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | $101,471 | $62,693 | 12% | 8,923 |
| 15 | Boise State University Boise, ID | $100,027 | $26,976 | 84% | 17,081 |
| 16 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | $99,815 | $45,337 | 63% | 17,812 |
| 17 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | $99,426 | $30,995 | 30% | 21,521 |
| 18 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | $99,262 | $28,631 | 74% | 29,207 |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | $98,879 | $40,328 | 63% | 59,099 |
| 20 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $98,169 | $18,975 | 93% | 32,357 |
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