Bachelor's-4% vs national median709 grads tracked
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ranked 81st of 129 bachelor's programs in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$73,061
middle 50%: $60,408 – $86,512
Median · 5 years out
$98,478
middle 50%: $81,951 – $117,162
Median · 10 years out
$120,518
middle 50%: $98,520 – $149,302
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Electrical engineering graduates from the University of Alabama in Huntsville earn $73k in their first year. Ten-year median pay hits $121k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,530 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wyoming
$99,033 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$98,918 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$98,892 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$98,762 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$98,748 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$98,683 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$98,368 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$98,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$98,013 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$97,875 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Engineering (Doctorate)
$129,686 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$123,757 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$121,052 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$114,368 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$103,721 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,606 · 5 yrs out
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,946 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,359 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,274 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$95,274 · 5 yrs out
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