Buffalo State Electrical Engineering Technology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
- Public university
- Buffalo, NY
- About 11 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Buffalo State electrical engineering technology graduates earn about what electrical engineering technology graduates earn nationally, $71,894 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $28,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $27,000. Two other New York programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all electrical engineering technology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Buffalo State graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York electrical engineering technology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 25% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $297 a month, or 5.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
83% of graduates (24 of 29) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Buffalo area are about 4% below the national average, so a $71,894 salary here buys what about $75,011 buys in a typical US city.
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 all experience levels.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$77,040Median pay in New York. 4,390 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
$98,310Median pay in New York. 3,160 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
$77,830Median pay in New York. 850 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
$61,270Median pay in New York. 800 people work in this job in New York. 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.
About Buffalo State
Electrical Engineering Technology ranks 1st of 25 bachelor's programs at Buffalo State by first-year earnings. The top three are Electrical Engineering Technology ($71,894), Mechanical Engineering Technology ($57,431), and Information Science ($49,686).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $71,894 one year after graduating and $89,829 five years after. The median across electrical engineering technology bachelor's programs in New York is $66,707.
The median federal loan balance is $28,000, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 electrical engineering technology bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $297 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 39% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 37%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.
Most do. 83% (24 of 29) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the electrical engineering technology program.
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
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024