Bachelor's+1% vs national median227 grads tracked
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Oklahoma State University
Ranked 34th of 129 bachelor's programs in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$80,101
middle 50%: $65,554 – $92,401
Median · 5 years out
$104,531
middle 50%: $86,929 – $125,073
Median · 10 years out
$129,123
middle 50%: $96,791 – $165,855
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 and Communications Engineering graduates earn a median $80k in their first year. Ten-year earnings climb to $129k.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $4,147 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$105,113 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$104,916 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$104,678 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$104,653 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$104,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$104,473 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$104,058 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$104,015 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$103,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$103,751 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Oklahoma State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,131 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$153,287 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$129,324 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$114,228 · 5 yrs out
Veterinary Medicine (Doctorate)
$114,228 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,771 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$112,593 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$110,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
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