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Is an Electrical and Power Transmission Installers degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Certificate, aggregated across 125 colleges (125 of 125 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$33,936

Graduates only, early career.$31,890 two years out.

Median federal debt

$8,867

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.28×

28% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is well under a single year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Certificate programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers report early-career pay between $30,405 and $41,294 — a spread of $10,889 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $30,405 median $33,936 75th pct $41,294

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Certificate 125 colleges $33,936 $8,867 0.28×

Associate's 43 colleges $44,791 $12,000 0.28×

Where an Certificate in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Lansing Community College MI $78,363 —

Dallas College TX $78,192 —

Warren County Career Center OH $63,067 $8,233 debt

Northwest Iowa Community College IA $59,941 $5,500 debt

Chippewa Valley Technical College WI $59,720 $5,500 debt

Trinidad State College CO $58,602 —

Lamar Institute of Technology TX $57,416 —

Texas State Technical College TX $55,636 $7,335 debt

Bismarck State College ND $54,093 $5,500 debt

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI $53,821 $4,500 debt

Hillsborough College FL $52,598 —

Perry Technical Institute WA $52,033 $17,797 debt

Dakota County Technical College MN $51,251 $10,156 debt

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville TN $49,961 —

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO $49,822 —

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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