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Electrical Degree

262 schools compared · Average earnings $77,517/yr

Schools Offering

262

Avg Grad Earnings

$77,517/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

57/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

58% task exposure

Best Schools for Electrical

Top 262 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	76 68–79	$137,295/yr	Very High	39.5x
2	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	76 68–78	$85,243/yr	Very High	39.8x
3	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	75 68–77	$96,997/yr	Very High	25.4x
4	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	75 68–77	$90,576/yr	Very High	25.3x
5	University of Houston Houston, TX	75 68–77	$86,136/yr	Very High	26.6x
6	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	75 68–78	$83,493/yr	Very High	29.1x
7	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	75 68–77	$83,155/yr	Very High	27.2x
8	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	75 68–77	$82,790/yr	Very High	28.9x
9	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	75 68–77	$81,213/yr	Very High	32.1x
10	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	75 68–78	$80,827/yr	Very High	34.9x
11	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	75 68–77	$79,662/yr	Very High	29.9x
12	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	75 68–77	$78,825/yr	Very High	37.3x
13	CUNY City College New York, NY	75 68–77	$78,172/yr	Very High	30.3x
14	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	75 67–77	$77,278/yr	Very High	35.2x
15	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	75 68–77	$77,221/yr	Very High	42.0x
16	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	75 67–77	$77,060/yr	Very High	42.3x
17	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	75 68–77	$76,520/yr	Very High	46.4x
18	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	74 67–76	$86,865/yr	Very High	22.2x
19	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	74 67–76	$85,500/yr	Very High	22.5x
20	Iowa State University Ames, IA	74 67–77	$84,913/yr	Very High	24.6x
21	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	74 66–75	$84,706/yr	Very High	20.4x
22	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	74 67–76	$84,300/yr	Very High	23.0x
23	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	74 67–76	$84,195/yr	Very High	22.7x
24	Portland State University Portland, OR	74 67–76	$82,853/yr	Very High	22.3x
25	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	74 67–77	$81,499/yr	Very High	26.5x
26	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	74 67–76	$80,896/yr	Very High	24.2x
27	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	74 67–77	$80,700/yr	Very High	26.6x
28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	74 67–76	$80,513/yr	Very High	23.0x
29	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	74 67–76	$79,917/yr	Very High	25.9x
30	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	74 67–76	$79,662/yr	Very High	24.9x
31	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	74 66–75	$79,571/yr	Very High	21.7x
32	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	74 67–76	$78,878/yr	Very High	24.8x
33	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	74 67–76	$78,247/yr	Very High	22.9x
34	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	74 67–75	$78,215/yr	Very High	22.7x
35	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	74 66–76	$78,101/yr	Very High	23.2x
36	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	74 67–77	$78,033/yr	Very High	31.1x
37	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	74 66–76	$77,971/yr	Very High	25.9x
38	SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	74 67–76	$77,964/yr	Very High	27.5x
39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	74 67–76	$77,687/yr	Very High	26.5x
40	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	74 67–75	$77,516/yr	Very High	19.9x
41	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	74 67–75	$77,435/yr	Very High	22.8x
42	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	74 67–76	$77,405/yr	Very High	27.8x
43	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	74 67–76	$77,254/yr	Very High	25.9x
44	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	74 67–76	$77,060/yr	Very High	27.7x
45	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	74 67–76	$76,151/yr	Very High	27.2x
46	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	74 67–77	$75,859/yr	Very High	37.6x
47	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	74 66–76	$75,654/yr	Very High	29.3x
48	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	74 67–77	$75,498/yr	Very High	38.1x
49	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	74 67–77	$75,207/yr	Very High	35.4x
50	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	74 67–76	$75,061/yr	Very High	29.2x
51	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	74 67–77	$74,450/yr	Very High	34.1x
52	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	74 67–77	$74,181/yr	Very High	37.8x
53	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	74 67–76	$72,425/yr	Very High	41.6x
54	National University San Diego, CA	73 67–74	$93,417/yr	Very High	16.5x
55	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	73 65–76	$85,369/yr	Very High	22.2x
56	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	73 66–75	$83,389/yr	Very High	19.5x
57	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	73 66–75	$82,018/yr	Very High	19.9x
58	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	73 66–75	$81,989/yr	Very High	20.4x
59	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	73 66–75	$81,989/yr	Very High	20.6x
60	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	73 65–75	$81,989/yr	Very High	20.1x
61	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	73 66–74	$81,516/yr	Very High	19.1x
62	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	73 66–75	$81,330/yr	Very High	20.1x
63	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	73 66–75	$80,876/yr	Very High	19.7x
64	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	73 66–74	$79,544/yr	Very High	19.8x
65	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	73 66–76	$79,504/yr	Very High	21.8x
66	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	73 66–74	$78,758/yr	Very High	19.9x
67	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	73 66–75	$78,285/yr	Very High	21.5x
68	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	73 66–74	$78,266/yr	Very High	20.6x
69	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	73 66–75	$76,832/yr	Very High	22.8x
70	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	73 66–75	$76,191/yr	Very High	22.4x
71	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	73 66–75	$75,273/yr	Very High	22.2x
72	University of Mississippi University, MS	73 66–74	$74,931/yr	Very High	18.9x
73	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	73 66–75	$74,285/yr	Very High	24.6x
74	Utah State University Logan, UT	73 66–76	$74,055/yr	Very High	25.6x
75	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	73 65–75	$73,453/yr	Very High	24.8x
76	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	73 66–74	$73,300/yr	Very High	19.2x
77	Boise State University Boise, ID	73 66–76	$72,832/yr	Very High	31.2x
78	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	73 66–75	$72,389/yr	Very High	24.3x
79	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	73 66–75	$72,238/yr	Very High	27.8x
80	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	73 66–76	$72,167/yr	Very High	30.2x
81	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	73 66–74	$71,878/yr	Very High	23.3x
82	Florida International University Miami, FL	73 66–76	$71,447/yr	Very High	35.3x
83	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	73 66–76	$70,563/yr	Very High	50.5x
84	Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL	73 66–76	$70,375/yr	Very High	34.6x
85	Weber State University Ogden, UT	73 66–75	$69,537/yr	Very High	26.2x
86	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	73 66–76	$69,067/yr	Very High	37.1x
87	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	73 65–75	$68,285/yr	Very High	35.2x
88	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	72 65–72	$85,400/yr	Very High	15.9x
89	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	72 65–74	$82,864/yr	Very High	18.3x
90	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	72 65–74	$82,175/yr	Very High	17.8x
91	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	72 63–75	$80,687/yr	Very High	18.7x
92	Washington State University Pullman, WA	72 65–74	$79,874/yr	Very High	18.3x
93	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	72 65–73	$78,950/yr	Very High	15.1x
94	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	72 64–73	$78,941/yr	Very High	17.4x
95	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	72 65–74	$78,872/yr	Very High	18.8x
96	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	72 63–75	$78,842/yr	Very High	20.4x
97	Auburn University Auburn, AL	72 65–73	$78,680/yr	Very High	17.8x
98	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	72 65–75	$78,038/yr	Very High	19.9x
99	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	72 64–73	$77,732/yr	Very High	18.0x
100	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	72 64–74	$77,636/yr	Very High	18.5x
101	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	72 65–74	$77,636/yr	Very High	19.9x
102	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	72 65–75	$77,238/yr	Very High	20.3x
103	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	72 64–73	$77,161/yr	Very High	18.5x
104	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	72 64–74	$76,780/yr	Very High	18.9x
105	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	72 65–74	$76,086/yr	Very High	19.2x
106	University of North Texas Denton, TX	72 65–74	$75,265/yr	Very High	20.7x
107	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	72 65–74	$75,212/yr	Very High	20.2x
108	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	72 65–74	$75,116/yr	Very High	19.4x
109	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	72 65–73	$74,799/yr	Very High	19.6x
110	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	72 65–73	$74,250/yr	Very High	17.1x
111	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	72 64–73	$74,205/yr	Very High	19.0x
112	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	72 65–74	$74,205/yr	Very High	20.2x
113	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	72 65–74	$73,603/yr	Very High	21.4x
114	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	72 65–73	$73,551/yr	Very High	16.7x
115	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	72 65–75	$73,122/yr	Very High	23.1x
116	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	72 65–74	$73,095/yr	Very High	21.2x
117	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	72 64–75	$72,990/yr	Very High	21.9x
118	Alabama A & M University Normal, AL	72 65–74	$72,241/yr	Very High	21.5x
119	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	72 65–72	$71,994/yr	Very High	16.8x
120	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	72 64–74	$71,774/yr	Very High	22.6x
121	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	72 65–73	$71,676/yr	Very High	17.9x
122	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	72 65–73	$71,616/yr	Very High	17.4x
123	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	72 64–75	$70,686/yr	Very High	24.2x
124	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	72 65–74	$70,489/yr	Very High	23.8x
125	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	72 64–74	$69,943/yr	Very High	23.6x
126	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	72 64–74	$69,559/yr	Very High	23.7x
127	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	72 65–73	$69,156/yr	Very High	19.3x
128	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	72 65–75	$67,345/yr	Very High	32.5x
129	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	72 65–73	$66,506/yr	Very High	21.2x
130	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	72 65–75	$64,978/yr	Very High	35.5x
131	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	72 65–75	$64,226/yr	Very High	39.0x
132	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	72 65–75	$64,226/yr	Very High	39.0x
133	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	72 65–75	$64,226/yr	Very High	39.0x
134	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	72 65–75	$64,226/yr	Very High	39.0x
135	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	72 65–75	$64,226/yr	Very High	39.0x
136	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	72 64–74	$63,981/yr	Very High	34.4x
137	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	71 64–72	$88,957/yr	Very High	15.4x
138	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	71 64–72	$86,483/yr	Very High	15.1x
139	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	71 63–72	$83,874/yr	Very High	15.1x
140	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	71 64–72	$83,364/yr	Very High	15.7x
141	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	71 62–75	$82,598/yr	Very High	18.2x
142	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	71 64–72	$81,204/yr	Very High	16.0x
143	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	71 64–73	$80,623/yr	Very High	16.5x
144	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	71 64–73	$80,412/yr	Very High	17.1x
145	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	71 64–72	$80,045/yr	Very High	16.4x
146	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	71 65–71	$79,617/yr	Very High	15.6x
147	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	71 63–73	$78,942/yr	Very High	16.9x
148	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	71 64–74	$78,738/yr	Very High	17.8x
149	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	71 64–71	$78,006/yr	Very High	15.8x
150	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	71 63–73	$77,928/yr	Very High	16.6x
151	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	71 64–73	$77,622/yr	Very High	17.2x
152	University of Maine Orono, ME	71 64–73	$77,037/yr	Very High	17.4x
153	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	71 63–73	$75,316/yr	Very High	17.4x
154	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	71 64–72	$73,418/yr	Very High	17.4x
155	University of Georgia Athens, GA	71 64–72	$73,307/yr	Very High	15.4x
156	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	71 62–74	$71,370/yr	Very High	20.3x
157	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	71 64–73	$71,137/yr	Very High	19.5x
158	Marshall University Huntington, WV	71 64–72	$67,548/yr	Very High	17.9x
159	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	71 64–72	$67,236/yr	Very High	17.2x
160	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	71 64–74	$66,443/yr	Very High	25.7x
161	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	71 64–72	$66,211/yr	Very High	18.3x
162	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	71 64–74	$63,468/yr	Very High	32.6x
163	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	71 63–74	$59,672/yr	Very High	37.1x
164	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	70 63–72	$87,606/yr	Very High	14.8x
165	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	70 63–70	$82,118/yr	Very High	12.2x
166	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	70 64–71	$80,732/yr	Very High	12.8x
167	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	70 63–71	$79,857/yr	Very High	14.5x
168	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	70 63–71	$79,612/yr	Very High	14.8x
169	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	70 63–71	$76,853/yr	Very High	15.5x
170	University of Delaware Newark, DE	70 61–73	$75,877/yr	Very High	17.0x
171	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	70 64–71	$74,442/yr	Very High	16.0x
172	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	70 63–71	$72,726/yr	Very High	16.3x
173	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	70 63–73	$70,950/yr	Very High	19.6x
174	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	70 63–72	$68,977/yr	Very High	18.8x
175	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	70 62–73	$60,223/yr	Very High	25.9x
176	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	69 63–70	$82,798/yr	Very High	13.5x
177	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	69 63–70	$81,508/yr	Very High	13.7x
178	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	69 62–70	$79,808/yr	Very High	13.7x
179	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	69 61–70	$77,938/yr	Very High	14.1x
180	Clemson University Clemson, SC	69 62–70	$77,925/yr	Very High	14.2x
181	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	69 62–71	$76,145/yr	Very High	14.9x
182	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	69 62–70	$74,197/yr	Very High	14.7x
183	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	69 61–72	$72,926/yr	Very High	16.5x
184	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	69 61–71	$71,457/yr	Very High	16.3x
185	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	69 62–71	$68,875/yr	Very High	17.6x
186	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	68 60–69	$79,439/yr	Very High	12.7x
187	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	68 61–70	$79,414/yr	Very High	13.3x
188	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	68 60–69	$77,411/yr	Very High	13.2x
189	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	68 60–69	$77,411/yr	Very High	13.2x
190	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	68 60–69	$77,411/yr	Very High	13.2x
191	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	68 60–69	$77,411/yr	Very High	13.2x
192	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	68 61–71	$68,670/yr	Very High	16.5x
193	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	68 59–71	$66,430/yr	Very High	17.1x
194	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	67 59–69	$82,135/yr	Very High	12.6x
195	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	67 60–69	$81,981/yr	Very High	12.2x
196	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	67 60–69	$78,794/yr	Very High	12.4x
197	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	67 58–70	$64,226/yr	Very High	17.0x
198	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	66 59–67	$80,815/yr	Very High	11.2x
199	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	66 59–66	$74,628/yr	Very High	9.7x
200	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	65 58–67	$77,411/yr	Very High	11.2x
201	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	65 58–67	$73,531/yr	Very High	12.0x
202	Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX	65 59–66	$50,207/yr	Very High	14.8x
203	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	64 57–65	$76,853/yr	Very High	10.2x
204	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	64 57–65	$76,127/yr	Very High	10.4x
205	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	64 56–66	$75,148/yr	Very High	10.6x
206	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	63 53–68	$45,597/yr	Very High	21.2x
207	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	62 56–64	$76,638/yr	Very High	8.9x
208	Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD	61 55–62	$79,606/yr	Very High	6.3x
209	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	60 53–62	$139,337/yr	Very High	6.2x
210	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	60 52–63	$117,345/yr	Very High	6.9x
211	Rice University Houston, TX	59 51–61	$96,751/yr	Very High	5.0x
212	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	59 52–61	$82,962/yr	Very High	5.2x
213	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	59 53–59	$61,803/yr	Very High	7.2x
214	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	58 51–60	$100,516/yr	Very High	4.0x
215	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	58 50–61	$90,136/yr	Very High	4.3x
216	Kettering University Flint, MI	58 51–60	$86,360/yr	Very High	4.4x
217	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	58 51–60	$85,618/yr	Very High	4.5x
218	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	58 51–61	$84,706/yr	Very High	—
219	Western New England University Springfield, MA	58 51–60	$83,808/yr	Very High	3.5x
220	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	58 52–60	$81,199/yr	Very High	4.2x
221	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	58 51–60	$80,671/yr	Very High	3.8x
222	Bradley University Peoria, IL	58 51–60	$76,475/yr	Very High	5.3x
223	Northeastern University Boston, MA	57 50–58	$92,222/yr	Very High	3.1x
224	Villanova University Villanova, PA	57 50–59	$90,302/yr	Very High	3.2x
225	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	57 50–59	$89,897/yr	Very High	3.5x
226	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	57 49–59	$89,684/yr	Very High	3.5x
227	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	57 49–59	$85,861/yr	Very High	3.6x
228	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	57 49–59	$83,412/yr	Very High	3.7x
229	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	57 50–58	$82,726/yr	Very High	3.2x
230	Widener University Chester, PA	57 50–58	$82,611/yr	Very High	3.2x
231	Baylor University Waco, TX	57 50–59	$82,475/yr	Very High	3.5x
232	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	57 50–59	$81,797/yr	Very High	4.0x
233	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	57 50–59	$81,435/yr	Very High	3.8x
234	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	57 49–60	$80,073/yr	Very High	4.2x
235	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	57 50–58	$79,659/yr	Very High	2.8x
236	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	57 50–60	$79,409/yr	Very High	4.3x
237	Seattle University Seattle, WA	57 49–59	$79,073/yr	Very High	3.7x
238	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ	57 51–59	$78,016/yr	Very High	3.6x
239	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	57 51–59	$78,016/yr	Very High	3.6x
240	Trine University Angola, IN	57 50–60	$73,923/yr	Very High	5.3x
241	Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA	57 51–59	$59,259/yr	Very High	7.8x
242	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	56 49–57	$84,494/yr	Very High	2.3x
243	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	56 48–58	$84,019/yr	Very High	3.1x
244	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	56 49–58	$83,705/yr	Very High	3.2x
245	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	56 49–59	$83,227/yr	Very High	3.4x
246	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	56 49–58	$81,904/yr	Very High	3.4x
247	Boston University Boston, MA	56 48–58	$80,528/yr	Very High	3.3x
248	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	56 49–58	$80,062/yr	Very High	3.3x
249	University of Portland Portland, OR	56 49–58	$79,423/yr	Very High	3.4x
250	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	56 49–58	$77,940/yr	Very High	3.3x
251	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	56 49–57	$74,901/yr	Very High	3.5x
252	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	56 49–57	$74,770/yr	Very High	2.8x
253	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	56 49–58	$73,662/yr	Very High	3.7x
254	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	56 49–58	$73,549/yr	Very High	3.3x
255	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	56 49–58	$70,276/yr	Very High	3.9x
256	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	55 48–57	$79,119/yr	Very High	3.0x
257	New York University New York, NY	55 47–57	$74,220/yr	Very High	3.2x
258	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	55 47–58	$70,961/yr	Very High	4.0x
259	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	55 48–56	$70,362/yr	Very High	3.5x
260	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	55 47–58	$69,966/yr	Very High	3.9x
261	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	54 46–57	$67,043/yr	Very High	4.0x
262	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	50 39–56	$28,086/yr	Very High	20.2x

Highest Earning Electrical Programs

Schools where Electrical graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Carnegie Mellon University	$139,337/yr	60	Very High
University of California-Berkeley	$137,295/yr	76	Very High
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$117,345/yr	60	Very High
Cornell University	$100,516/yr	58	Very High
The University of Texas at Austin	$96,997/yr	75	Very High
Rice University	$96,751/yr	59	Very High
National University	$93,417/yr	73	Very High
Northeastern University	$92,222/yr	57	Very High
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$90,576/yr	75	Very High
Villanova University	$90,302/yr	57	Very High

Best ROI for Electrical

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Electrical.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Brigham Young University-Idaho	50.5x	$70,563/yr	73
Florida Atlantic University	46.4x	$76,520/yr	75
Brigham Young University	42.3x	$77,060/yr	75
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	42.0x	$77,221/yr	75
Florida State University	41.6x	$72,425/yr	74
University of Florida	39.8x	$85,243/yr	76
University of California-Berkeley	39.5x	$137,295/yr	76
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	39.0x	$64,226/yr	72
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	39.0x	$64,226/yr	72
Ohio University-Southern Campus	39.0x	$64,226/yr	72

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Electrical graduates earn?

Across 262 schools, Electrical graduates earn an average of $77,517 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $28,086 to $139,337 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Electrical?

Electrical is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 58% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Electrical program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of California-Berkeley ranks #1 for Electrical with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $137,295/yr.

Is a Electrical degree worth it?

On average, Electrical graduates earn 18.6x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Electrical programs across 262 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.