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Highest earning electrical, electronics, and communications engineering programs in Michigan
Michigan electrical, electronics, and communications engineering programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public, 4-year | $87,606 | 77 |
| 2 | Kettering University | Flint | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $86,360 | 39 |
| 3 | Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public, 4-year | $83,874 | 99 |
| 4 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public, 4-year | $80,732 | 34 |
| 5 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public, 4-year | $80,623 | 109 |
| 6 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Public, 4-year | $79,439 | 88 |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | Public, 4-year | $78,942 | 106 |
| 8 | Wayne State University | Detroit | Public, 4-year | $78,738 | 93 |
| 9 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public, 4-year | $76,145 | 50 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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