Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
3,724 students earn a engineering technologies/technicians, general credential each year across 188 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $60,808
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $80,665
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Bachelor's programs — 61 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota27$85,8301 year out$80,665$30,9822Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington44$70,7891 year out—$25,6663Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio42$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,3254Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio4$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,3255Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio—$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,3256University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin40$67,4611 year out$75,630$25,0007Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5$66,4311 year out$89,288$31,0008New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey182$64,8311 year out$88,346$24,0009Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois19$64,7621 year out$76,965$32,37310Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia60$64,7281 year out$89,552$31,00011University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida21$63,8071 year out—$23,00012Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois56$62,1171 year out$85,470$27,27413Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee46$62,0891 year out—$26,67914Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas12$61,6961 year out$85,606$22,25015University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee40$61,4651 year out$78,885$27,60016University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri27$61,4241 year out$84,560$26,00017Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee31$60,8081 year out$69,580$28,32718New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico37$60,2501 year out$84,655$22,00019Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina44$59,8131 year out$66,644$25,25020Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee57$59,6221 year out$78,409$23,00021Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania29$57,6651 year out$80,338$30,62522East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee42$56,5511 year out$73,958$27,00023Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois26$55,5321 year out—$19,50024Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana31$54,4641 year out$91,458$27,73225Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas47$52,9581 year out—$24,00026Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas28$52,0661 year out—$23,87527Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky44$51,0211 year out$75,498$28,39628New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York19$50,1841 year out—$25,50029Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma18$46,1741 year out—$20,03530Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio31$45,4771 year out$62,378$27,00031Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio0$45,4771 year out$62,378$27,00032Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah22$43,3201 year out$81,628$8,00033Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri38$41,4371 year out$74,358$23,45834Grambling State UniversityGrambling, Louisiana24$40,8641 year out—$44,62535San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California101—1 year out——36University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado67—1 year out——37Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas34—1 year out——38Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky19—1 year out$52,848—39Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma17—1 year out——40University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama15—1 year out——41University of RochesterRochester, New York15—1 year out——42Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas13—1 year out——43Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico11—1 year out——44Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan9—1 year out——45South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota9—1 year out——46Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois8—1 year out——47West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas7—1 year out——48Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington7—1 year out——49University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama6—1 year out——50The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas4—1 year out——51University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin4—1 year out——52Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana4—1 year out$78,134—53University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama3—1 year out——54Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia3—1 year out——55SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York3—1 year out——56West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia3—1 year out——57Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana2—1 year out——58Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska2—1 year out——59Bryan College-DaytonDayton, Tennessee2—1 year out——60California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0—1 year out$100,306—61Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas——1 year out$93,526—
Associate programs — top 100 of 115 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania23$103,3461 year out——2Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, Tennessee23$61,1231 year out——3Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, Oklahoma0$53,1431 year out$74,369$11,0004Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee63$52,5311 year out$70,616$13,8655Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan18$50,1481 year out—$13,8346Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan33$46,4931 year out$37,870$18,0007Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee6$46,3011 year out$59,287$7,0588Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, Illinois18$39,3321 year out—$12,0009Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama23$38,9811 year out$61,350—10Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California198—1 year out$64,323—11Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut48—1 year out$56,534—12Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington43—1 year out——13Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida31—1 year out$56,686—14George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama27—1 year out——15University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas26—1 year out——16Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida22—1 year out——17Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, Florida21—1 year out——18Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina20—1 year out$38,641—19Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia18—1 year out——20Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina17—1 year out——21Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, Ohio17—1 year out——22Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, Tennessee17—1 year out——23St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida16—1 year out——24Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida14—1 year out——25Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida14—1 year out——26Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida13—1 year out——27West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia13—1 year out——28Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas13—1 year out——29Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia12—1 year out——30Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia12—1 year out——31Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana12—1 year out$62,996—32Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee12—1 year out——33Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado10—1 year out——34McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois10—1 year out——35Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, Ohio10—1 year out——36Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida9—1 year out——37Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee9—1 year out——38College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida8—1 year out——39Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida8—1 year out——40Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri8—1 year out——41Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee8—1 year out——42Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington8—1 year out——43Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California8—1 year out——44Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana7—1 year out——45Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts7—1 year out——46Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——47Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas7—1 year out——48Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia7—1 year out——49Butte CollegeOroville, California6—1 year out——50State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida6—1 year out——51Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida6—1 year out——52Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho6—1 year out——53Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico6—1 year out——54Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, North Carolina6—1 year out——55Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia6—1 year out——56Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, Virginia6—1 year out——57Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida5—1 year out——58Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa5—1 year out——59Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey5—1 year out——60Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio5—1 year out——61Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, Tennessee5—1 year out——62Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington5—1 year out——63Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia5—1 year out——64Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——65Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida4—1 year out——66Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida4—1 year out——67South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, Florida4—1 year out——68Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan4—1 year out——69Wilson Community CollegeWilson, North Carolina4—1 year out——70Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio4—1 year out——71Murray State CollegeTishomingo, Oklahoma4—1 year out——72Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina4—1 year out——73Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas3—1 year out——74Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, Florida3—1 year out——75Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan3—1 year out——76Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, Michigan3—1 year out——77Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri3—1 year out——78Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota3—1 year out——79Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——80Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington3—1 year out——81Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia3—1 year out——82Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, Alabama2—1 year out——83Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——84Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California2—1 year out——85Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——86Merced CollegeMerced, California2—1 year out——87Ventura CollegeVentura, California2—1 year out——88Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida2—1 year out——89North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, Georgia2—1 year out——90Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa2—1 year out——91Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky2—1 year out——92Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri2—1 year out——93Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico2—1 year out——94Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah2—1 year out——95South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——96American River CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——97Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——98Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California1—1 year out——99The College of the Florida KeysKey West, Florida1—1 year out——100Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, Georgia1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 68 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee171$77,0721 year out—$6,3122Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida63—1 year out——3Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama60—1 year out$60,202—4George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama48—1 year out——5Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina44—1 year out——6St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, Michigan42—1 year out——7Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida38—1 year out——8Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina38—1 year out——9Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, Florida37—1 year out——10Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma37—1 year out——11Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California24—1 year out——12Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado24—1 year out——13Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington23—1 year out——14Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida22—1 year out——15Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, Florida21—1 year out——16Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, Virginia17—1 year out——17Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia17—1 year out——18New River Community CollegeDublin, Virginia16—1 year out——19South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado, Arkansas14—1 year out——20Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California14—1 year out——21Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida13—1 year out——22University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri12—1 year out$70,247—23Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida11—1 year out——24St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida10—1 year out——25Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, Alabama9—1 year out——26Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California9—1 year out——27Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida9—1 year out——28Wilson Community CollegeWilson, North Carolina8—1 year out——29Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, Tennessee8—1 year out——30College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida7—1 year out——31Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida7—1 year out——32Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut6—1 year out——33State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida6—1 year out——34Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——35Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri6—1 year out——36McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina6—1 year out——37Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee6—1 year out——38Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia6—1 year out——39Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas5—1 year out——40Butte CollegeOroville, California5—1 year out——41Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California5—1 year out——42Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California5—1 year out——43Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia5—1 year out——44Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida4—1 year out——45Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida4—1 year out——46Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, Kentucky4—1 year out——47Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington4—1 year out——48Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland4—1 year out——49Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California3—1 year out——50Chabot CollegeHayward, California3—1 year out——51Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida3—1 year out——52Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida3—1 year out——53Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, Virginia3—1 year out——54Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington3—1 year out——55Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California2—1 year out——56Ventura CollegeVentura, California2—1 year out——57South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, Florida2—1 year out——58Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia2—1 year out——59Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——60Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky2—1 year out——61Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California2—1 year out——62American River CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——63Laney CollegeOakland, California1—1 year out——64Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida1—1 year out——65Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina1—1 year out——66Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina1—1 year out——67Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee1—1 year out——68Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington0—1 year out$50,821—
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).