Highest-Paying Electrical Engineering Technology (Bachelor's) Programs in the US

Q: Which electrical engineering technology bachelor's program pays the most?

University of Arkansas Grantham in Arkansas reports the highest first-year pay of the 38 programs ranked here, $87,606. Its median federal debt is $32,109.

38 programs report first-year pay
1 state ranking
Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median electrical engineering technology bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $70,767 in their first year and $86,427 five years after. New York is the only state with enough programs to rank, with a median of $66,707. The median program leaves its graduates with $27,000 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$70,767Across 38 programs

Median pay after 5 years$86,427Across 37 programs

Median federal debt$27,000Across 29 programs

Debt-to-earnings37%Across 28 programs

All 38 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, AR · public	$87,606	Not adjusted	Not reported	$32,109	37%
2	Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · private nonprofit	$83,479	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,073	29%
3	Wayne StateDetroit, MI · public	$82,524	$85,769	$106,090	$33,351	40%
4	Penn StateUniversity Park, PA · public	$81,472	Not adjusted	$85,955	Not reported	Not reported
5	Oklahoma StateStillwater, OK · public	$78,417	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,220	33%
6	Texas A&MCollege Station, TX · public	$78,185	$80,556	$91,482	$27,000	35%
7	Chico StateChico, CA · public	$77,965	$70,416	$97,724	$19,802	25%
8	Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · public	$75,966	$73,716	$94,588	$26,500	35%
9	Purdue NorthwestHammond, IN · public	$75,675	$81,084	Not reported	$25,625	34%
10	RITRochester, NY · private nonprofit	$75,227	Not adjusted	$92,742	$30,407	40%
11	PurdueWest Lafayette, IN · public	$74,981	$80,341	$83,800	$23,250	31%
12	Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · public	$74,863	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
13	University of HoustonHouston, TX · public	$74,835	$77,104	$92,134	$23,750	32%
14	University of MaineOrono, ME · public	$73,692	$75,932	$100,066	$27,115	37%
15	Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · public	$72,495	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
16	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · private nonprofit	$72,120	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	37%
17	Buffalo StateBuffalo, NY · public	$71,894	$66,617	$89,829	$28,000	39%
18	Kennesaw StateKennesaw, GA · public	$71,064	$73,800	$87,240	$32,919	46%
19	IU IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · public	$70,887	$75,954	$73,308	Not reported	Not reported
20	New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI · private nonprofit	$70,647	Not adjusted	$89,857	$28,707	41%
21	University of AkronAkron, OH · public	$70,138	$75,601	$86,801	$31,000	44%
22	Cal Poly PomonaPomona, CA · public	$68,815	$62,152	$93,446	$14,572	21%
23	Ferris StateBig Rapids, MI · public	$68,334	$71,021	$88,081	Not reported	Not reported
24	DeVry UniversityLisle, IL · private for-profit	$67,395	Not adjusted	$85,005	$53,062	79%
25	Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC · public	$67,003	$71,033	Not reported	$23,154	35%
26	UNC CharlotteCharlotte, NC · public	$66,421	$70,416	Not reported	$25,499	38%
27	Cleveland StateCleveland, OH · public	$66,044	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
28	Valencia CollegeOrlando, FL · public	$64,538	$62,407	$85,338	$12,299	19%
29	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · private nonprofit	$62,947	$59,520	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
30	City TechBrooklyn, NY · public	$61,520	$57,005	$87,346	Not reported	Not reported
31	Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA · private for-profit	$60,220	Not adjusted	$59,615	$28,302	47%
32	Cal State Long BeachLong Beach, CA · public	$57,069	$51,544	$80,484	Not reported	Not reported
33	Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · public	$53,729	$49,785	$84,598	$15,500	29%
34	SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · public	$52,336	$48,495	$82,369	$24,750	47%
35	NC A&TGreensboro, NC · public	$47,422	$50,275	$86,427	$36,239	76%
36	Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · public	$39,282	$44,534	Not reported	$27,000	69%
37	Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, PR · private nonprofit	$37,753	Not adjusted	$43,694	$25,520	68%
38	Savannah StateSavannah, GA · public	$26,868	Not adjusted	$75,709	Not reported	Not reported

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 24 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 14, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

10 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked.

Electrical Engineering Technology (Bachelor's) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's electrical engineering technology bachelor's programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
New York	6	$66,707	$24,750

Programs in 19 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

Farmingdale State College, NY$15,500
Excelsior University, NY$24,073
SUNY Polytechnic Institute, NY$24,750
Buffalo State, NY$28,000
RIT, NY$30,407

Lowest debt for the pay

Only the 5 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to electrical engineering technology, largest first. Pay is the median across the US and all experience levels.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$78,190

Median pay in the US. 95,130 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,510Top 10%: $115,700

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

$103,020

Median pay in the US. 20,720 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $65,730Top 10%: $129,920

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

$76,870

Median pay in the US. 17,920 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,040Top 10%: $120,290

Calibration Technologists and Technicians

$67,820

Median pay in the US. 16,540 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $46,680Top 10%: $106,550

Common questions

The median electrical engineering technology bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $70,767 in their first year and $86,427 five years after.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024