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
1New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey182$64,8311 year out$88,346$24,0002San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California101—1 year out——3University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado67—1 year out——4Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia60$64,7281 year out$89,552$31,0005Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee57$59,6221 year out$78,409$23,0006Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois56$62,1171 year out$85,470$27,2747Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas47$52,9581 year out—$24,0008Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee46$62,0891 year out—$26,6799Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky44$51,0211 year out$75,498$28,39610Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina44$59,8131 year out$66,644$25,25011Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington44$70,7891 year out—$25,66612Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio42$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,32513East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee42$56,5511 year out$73,958$27,00014University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee40$61,4651 year out$78,885$27,60015University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin40$67,4611 year out$75,630$25,00016Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri38$41,4371 year out$74,358$23,45817New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico37$60,2501 year out$84,655$22,00018Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas34—1 year out——19Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana31$54,4641 year out$91,458$27,73220Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio31$45,4771 year out$62,378$27,00021Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee31$60,8081 year out$69,580$28,32722Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania29$57,6651 year out$80,338$30,62523Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas28$52,0661 year out—$23,87524Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota27$85,8301 year out$80,665$30,98225University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri27$61,4241 year out$84,560$26,00026Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois26$55,5321 year out—$19,50027Grambling State UniversityGrambling, Louisiana24$40,8641 year out—$44,62528Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah22$43,3201 year out$81,628$8,00029University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida21$63,8071 year out—$23,00030Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois19$64,7621 year out$76,965$32,37331Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky19—1 year out$52,848—32New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York19$50,1841 year out—$25,50033Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma18$46,1741 year out—$20,03534Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma17—1 year out——35University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama15—1 year out——36University of RochesterRochester, New York15—1 year out——37Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas13—1 year out——38Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas12$61,6961 year out$85,606$22,25039Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico11—1 year out——40Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan9—1 year out——41South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota9—1 year out——42Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois8—1 year out——43West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas7—1 year out——44Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington7—1 year out——45University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama6—1 year out——46Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5$66,4311 year out$89,288$31,00047Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio4$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,32548The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas4—1 year out——49University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin4—1 year out——50Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana4—1 year out$78,134—51University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama3—1 year out——52Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia3—1 year out——53SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York3—1 year out——54West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia3—1 year out——55Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana2—1 year out——56Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska2—1 year out——57Bryan College-DaytonDayton, Tennessee2—1 year out——58California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0—1 year out$100,306—59Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio0$45,4771 year out$62,378$27,00060Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio—$69,4831 year out$89,458$26,32561Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas——1 year out$93,526—
Associate programs — top 100 of 115 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California198—1 year out$64,323—2Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee63$52,5311 year out$70,616$13,8653Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut48—1 year out$56,534—4Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington43—1 year out——5Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan33$46,4931 year out$37,870$18,0006Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida31—1 year out$56,686—7George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama27—1 year out——8University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas26—1 year out——9Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama23$38,9811 year out$61,350—10Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, Tennessee23$61,1231 year out——11Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania23$103,3461 year out——12Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida22—1 year out——13Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, Florida21—1 year out——14Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina20—1 year out$38,641—15Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, Illinois18$39,3321 year out—$12,00016Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan18$50,1481 year out—$13,83417Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia18—1 year out——18Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina17—1 year out——19Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, Ohio17—1 year out——20Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, Tennessee17—1 year out——21St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida16—1 year out——22Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida14—1 year out——23Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida14—1 year out——24Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida13—1 year out——25West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia13—1 year out——26Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas13—1 year out——27Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia12—1 year out——28Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia12—1 year out——29Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana12—1 year out$62,996—30Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee12—1 year out——31Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado10—1 year out——32McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois10—1 year out——33Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, Ohio10—1 year out——34Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida9—1 year out——35Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee9—1 year out——36College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida8—1 year out——37Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida8—1 year out——38Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri8—1 year out——39Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee8—1 year out——40Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington8—1 year out——41Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California8—1 year out——42Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana7—1 year out——43Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts7—1 year out——44Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——45Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas7—1 year out——46Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia7—1 year out——47Butte CollegeOroville, California6—1 year out——48State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida6—1 year out——49Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida6—1 year out——50Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho6—1 year out——51Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico6—1 year out——52Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, North Carolina6—1 year out——53Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee6$46,3011 year out$59,287$7,05854Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia6—1 year out——55Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, Virginia6—1 year out——56Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida5—1 year out——57Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa5—1 year out——58Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey5—1 year out——59Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio5—1 year out——60Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, Tennessee5—1 year out——61Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington5—1 year out——62Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia5—1 year out——63Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——64Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida4—1 year out——65Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida4—1 year out——66South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, Florida4—1 year out——67Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan4—1 year out——68Wilson Community CollegeWilson, North Carolina4—1 year out——69Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio4—1 year out——70Murray State CollegeTishomingo, Oklahoma4—1 year out——71Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina4—1 year out——72Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas3—1 year out——73Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, Florida3—1 year out——74Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan3—1 year out——75Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, Michigan3—1 year out——76Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri3—1 year out——77Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota3—1 year out——78Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——79Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington3—1 year out——80Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia3—1 year out——81Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, Alabama2—1 year out——82Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——83Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California2—1 year out——84Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——85Merced CollegeMerced, California2—1 year out——86Ventura CollegeVentura, California2—1 year out——87Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida2—1 year out——88North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, Georgia2—1 year out——89Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa2—1 year out——90Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky2—1 year out——91Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri2—1 year out——92Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico2—1 year out——93Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah2—1 year out——94South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——95American River CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——96Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——97Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California1—1 year out——98The College of the Florida KeysKey West, Florida1—1 year out——99Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, Georgia1—1 year out——100Brescia UniversityOwensboro, Kentucky1—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 (—).