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Electronics Engineering at Great Basin College

If you plan to study Electronics Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Great Basin College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Great Basin College sits in Elko, NV.

During the most recent reporting year, 34 electronics engineering degrees were granted at Great Basin College.

Online & Distance Learning at Great Basin College

Online coursework is an option at Great Basin College. Of 3,320 students, 3,039 (92%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 223 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Electronics Engineering Graduates from Great Basin College

Students who complete Great Basin College’s Electronics Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$40,467
4 years	$85,322
5 years	$97,248

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Electronics Engineering graduates from Great Basin College take home a median $85,322, compared with $58,838 for all Great Basin College graduates — about 45% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Electronics Engineering graduates at Great Basin College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Electronics Engineering graduates at Great Basin College are 6% women (2) and 94% men (32).

Electronics Engineering Associate’s Program at Great Basin College

Among the 34 associate’s electronics engineering graduates at Great Basin College, 6% were women (2) and 94% were men (32).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Electronics Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	14
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 44% of Electronics Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College, above the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Electronics Engineering Concentrations at Great Basin College

The Electronics Engineering program at Great Basin College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Electronics Engineering Technology	34

Highest-Paying Careers for Electronics Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Electronics Engineering program at Great Basin College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Electronics Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$134,632
Robotics Technicians	$131,252
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$121,642
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$109,781
Photonics Technicians	$106,964
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$92,586
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$89,975
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	$87,328
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$77,835
Sound Engineering Technicians	$66,427

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.