Bright outlook
Management
Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Median pay
- $171,270
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CIP14.47
32 colleges offer Electrical and Computer Engineering. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 32
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $86,047
- median, 1 year after
- Bachelor's debt
- $21,917
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Bachelor's
- 23
- Master's
- 32
- Doctoral
- 17
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 3
What it covers
About Electrical and Computer Engineering
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design and development of computer systems. Includes instruction in computer architecture, cybersecurity, electronic circuits, electromagnetism, electronic materials and design, micro-fabrication methods and techniques, signal and image processing, and wireless communication networks.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 14.47.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 23 | $86,0471 yr after · 8 colleges | $21,91711 colleges |
| Master's | 32 | $112,8881 yr after · 5 colleges | $20,5003 colleges |
| Doctoral | 17 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Electrical and Computer Engineering by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Management
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Median pay
- $171,270
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Bright outlook
Architecture and engineering
Computer Hardware Engineers
- Median pay
- $161,740
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
Architecture and engineering
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
Architecture and engineering
Engineers, All Other
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Architecture and engineering
Mechatronics Engineers
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
Architecture and engineering
Microsystems Engineers
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
Architecture and engineering
Nanosystems Engineers
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
More in Engineering
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this area- Engineering, General452 colleges
- Mechanical Engineering395 colleges
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering387 colleges
- Computer Engineering367 colleges
- Civil Engineering300 colleges
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering200 colleges
- Chemical Engineering182 colleges
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering130 colleges
Questions about Electrical and Computer Engineering
How many colleges offer Electrical and Computer Engineering?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Electrical and Computer Engineering at these degree levels: bachelor's (23 colleges), master's (32 colleges), doctoral (17 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (3 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering earn $86,047 a year one year after finishing, across 8 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.