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Bachelor's-8% vs national median196 grads tracked

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Western Carolina University

Ranked 36th of 56 bachelor's programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$62,158
middle 50%: $47,939 – $76,015
Median · 5 years out
$81,907
middle 50%: $60,647 – $98,546
Median · 10 years out
$96,422
middle 50%: $74,457 – $118,289

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Western Carolina University's bachelor's program in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $62,158 one year after graduating, rising to $96,422 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $88,907 for this field, ranking 36th of 56 reporting programs.

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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,432 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$84,641 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$84,555 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$84,494 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$82,687 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$81,106 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$77,655 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$74,545 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Carolina University

Education (Doctorate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$95,724 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,297 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$86,297 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$86,216 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$85,927 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$84,494 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$79,484 · 5 yrs out

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