What can you do with a
Electrical, Electronics, And Communications Engineering is modest-paying, AI barely touches it , and you would have escape routes .
Is this major worth the money?
Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
2.1 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$53k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$262/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Architectural and Engineering Managerscommon
AI risk 3 → 47 future · +3.8% demand
$171,092
Computer Hardware Engineersstretch
AI risk 15 → 73 future · +7.3% demand
$162,000
Electronics Engineers, Except Computerleap
AI risk 10 → 57 future · +6.2% demand
$145,938
Aerospace Engineersstretch
AI risk 8 → 57 future · +6.1% demand
$114,718
Electrical Engineersstretch
AI risk 6 → 56 future · +7.2% demand
$114,264
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solarleap
AI risk 7 → 55 future · +2.1% demand
$104,250
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 36 → 50 future · +8.1% demand
$96,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk),
then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes.
ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.
