Best Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

237

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$583,230

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,956

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of California-Berkeley Grad rate: 93.5%	CA	+$2,182,998	$160,666	$42,708	$14,437	Full ROI →
2	Stanford University Grad rate: 94.0%	CA	+$1,916,372	$154,251	$82,162	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	MA	+$1,615,447	$139,548	$79,850	$11,935	Full ROI →
4	Carnegie Mellon University Grad rate: 92.0%	PA	+$1,390,146	$129,112	$80,514	$22,250	Full ROI →
5	University of Virginia-Main Campus Grad rate: 95.3%	VA	+$1,080,712	$103,662	$38,132	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	MD	+$1,045,280	$110,524	$81,300	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Santa Clara University Grad rate: 88.5%	CA	+$1,044,688	$109,788	$77,768	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$999,243	$109,597	$83,196	$14,750	Full ROI →
9	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$954,300	$94,854	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
10	University of Southern Maine Grad rate: 44.2%	ME	+$953,596	$93,956	$21,381	N/A	Full ROI →
11	South Dakota State University Grad rate: 59.5%	SD	+$897,396	$91,422	$22,761	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$893,645	$95,327	$35,232	$23,679	Full ROI →
13	Tufts University Grad rate: 93.5%	MA	+$881,120	$102,976	$84,600	N/A	Full ROI →
14	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$854,237	$92,064	$29,842	$20,500	Full ROI →
15	University of Michigan-Dearborn Grad rate: 56.3%	MI	+$818,138	$88,869	$22,435	$21,853	Full ROI →
16	Wayne State University Grad rate: 58.3%	MI	+$812,341	$89,687	$26,794	$25,350	Full ROI →
17	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$778,893	$99,264	$84,678	$20,500	Full ROI →
18	Boise State University Grad rate: 60.8%	ID	+$776,856	$88,314	$25,387	$35,463	Full ROI →
19	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	AZ	+$774,595	$82,451	N/A	$25,500	Full ROI →
20	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	NM	+$767,339	$86,346	$20,973	$26,436	Full ROI →
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$765,259	$88,192	$33,345	$18,667	Full ROI →
22	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Grad rate: 92.4%	GA	+$763,182	$87,541	$27,797	$27,000	Full ROI →
23	University of California-Santa Barbara Grad rate: 85.5%	CA	+$762,335	$88,523	$36,776	$15,571	Full ROI →
24	Oregon Institute of Technology Grad rate: 58.1%	OR	+$754,870	$86,901	$26,675	$27,000	Full ROI →
25	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Grad rate: 85.3%	CA	+$754,221	$87,345	$29,918	$24,449	Full ROI →
26	University of Houston Grad rate: 64.0%	TX	+$741,771	$85,834	$25,056	$25,692	Full ROI →
27	University of California-Los Angeles Grad rate: 92.6%	CA	+$734,794	$87,275	$36,643	$17,877	Full ROI →
28	Oakland University Grad rate: 57.3%	MI	+$729,796	$85,248	$25,016	$26,000	Full ROI →
29	University of Utah Grad rate: 64.2%	UT	+$728,380	$84,431	$21,799	$24,477	Full ROI →
30	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$723,369	$86,103	$32,085	$22,482	Full ROI →
31	Purdue University Northwest Grad rate: 44.2%	IN	+$719,556	$83,022	$16,287	$26,471	Full ROI →
32	University of Alabama at Birmingham Grad rate: 63.4%	AL	+$714,786	$85,127	$27,826	$27,000	Full ROI →
33	California State University-Northridge Grad rate: 56.1%	CA	+$714,728	$82,977	$20,317	$17,440	Full ROI →
34	University of Toledo Grad rate: 55.2%	OH	+$707,492	$84,047	$26,190	$21,250	Full ROI →
35	Iowa State University Grad rate: 75.0%	IA	+$699,358	$83,452	$23,309	$26,997	Full ROI →
36	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	WA	+$698,682	$82,839	$24,462	$15,000	Full ROI →
37	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Grad rate: 58.5%	WA	+$698,418	$82,839	$24,528	$15,000	Full ROI →
38	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Grad rate: 53.7%	OR	+$694,070	$83,827	$27,461	$24,167	Full ROI →
39	Kansas State University Grad rate: 69.5%	KS	+$691,984	$83,247	$25,441	$23,105	Full ROI →
40	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$690,958	$83,674	$28,543	$21,000	Full ROI →
41	California State University-Sacramento Grad rate: 55.1%	CA	+$686,373	$82,173	$22,714	$19,430	Full ROI →
42	Montana Technological University Grad rate: 57.4%	MT	+$685,100	$80,579	$21,620	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Oregon State University Grad rate: 70.3%	OR	+$684,210	$83,827	$29,926	$24,167	Full ROI →
44	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$683,733	$83,811	$30,528	$22,500	Full ROI →
45	University of California-San Diego Grad rate: 87.7%	CA	+$675,458	$84,411	$36,325	$20,342	Full ROI →
46	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$675,402	$82,839	$30,282	$15,000	Full ROI →
47	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$672,912	$82,867	$28,073	$23,804	Full ROI →
48	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Grad rate: 66.5%	CA	+$668,095	$81,209	$22,672	$18,812	Full ROI →
49	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Grad rate: 66.8%	CO	+$668,031	$83,089	$29,696	$25,900	Full ROI →
50	Portland State University Grad rate: 52.9%	OR	+$666,253	$81,800	$22,449	$29,593	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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