Bachelor's-6% vs national median576 grads tracked
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 97th of 129 bachelor's programs in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,815
middle 50%: $49,855 – $88,223
Median · 5 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $75,928 – $117,989
Median · 10 years out
$124,766
middle 50%: $97,859 – $166,237
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
Stony Brook University graduates in electrical engineering see median first-year salaries of $71k. Ten-year median earnings hit $125k.
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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,662 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kennesaw State University
$97,373 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$97,297 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$97,169 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$96,971 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$96,926 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$96,739 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$96,714 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$96,649 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$96,425 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$96,401 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$95,810 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$221,420 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$173,336 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$169,215 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$137,075 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$129,329 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$127,509 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$123,452 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$119,011 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$117,513 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$116,801 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$112,291 · 5 yrs out
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