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Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Doctoral Degree7 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
$314,606
5yr Post-Grad
$12,136
/yr
-
+$1739k
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
MA
$156,904
5yr Post-Grad
$19,813
/yr
-
+$636k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$134,287
2yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
-
+$549k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$106,421
2yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
-
+$367k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$110,878
2yr Post-Grad
$19,678
/yr
-
+$354k
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
$106,421
2yr Post-Grad
$13,289
/yr
-
+$342k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$94,408
2yr Post-Grad
$16,928
/yr
-
+$236k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.