$50,000
Starting Salary, NJIT Average
$102,500
Mid-Career Salary, National Average
Telecom companies offered one of the highest dividend yields in the U.S. economy in 2017.

What do Telecommunications majors do?

Skill Set
Telecommunications professionals are called upon to use a wide variety of engineering knowledge to enable communications for a vast range of applications, from radio technology to Internet security. Professionals can be specialized in different branches of telecommunications that range from radio communications to computer network management. Moreover, with the explosive growth of data communications, computing and computing sciences, telecommunications professionals will continue to play a critical role in a very wide scope of communications technologies in the future.

Degrees Offered

Career Prospects

Where do Telecommunications majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Sr. Specialist RAN Engineer+
  • Telecom Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Network Administrator
Top Employers
  • Verizon
  • Externetworks
  • AT&T
  • Restoration Technologies Inc.
  • IMI LLC
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