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title: Is a Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?
cip: 1512
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

# Is a Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **28** colleges (28 of 28 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $53,564 ($57,499 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $49,107 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.92× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $52,945–$57,846 — the program you choose moves the number this much.


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Certificate | $21,481 | $10,313 | 0.48× | 7 | 7/7 |
| Associate's | $36,873 | $18,625 | 0.50× | 13 | 13/13 |
| Bachelor's | $53,564 | $49,107 | 0.92× | 28 | 28/28 |

## Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) | $76,042 | $23,582 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho (ID) | $74,657 | $16,125 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) | $73,827 | $30,750 |
| University of Houston-Downtown (TX) | $73,187 | — |
| Virginia State University (VA) | $68,170 | — |
| Oregon Institute of Technology (OR) | $66,268 | $25,833 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA) | $65,422 | — |
| Kennesaw State University (GA) | $55,320 | — |
| Central Connecticut State University (CT) | $54,056 | $23,750 |
| DeVry College of New York (NY) | $53,564 | $49,107 |
| DeVry University-Arizona (AZ) | $53,564 | $49,107 |
| DeVry University-California (CA) | $53,564 | $49,107 |
| DeVry University-Colorado | $53,564 | $49,107 |
| DeVry University-Florida (FL) | $53,564 | $49,107 |
| DeVry University-Georgia (GA) | $53,564 | $49,107 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

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