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Is an Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 47 colleges (47 of 47 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$60,951

Graduates only, early career.$61,702 two years out.

Median federal debt

$27,458

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.47×

47% 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 Bachelor's programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians report early-career pay between $57,979 and $64,381 — a spread of $6,402 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $57,979 median $60,951 75th pct $64,381

By degree level

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

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Certificate 9 colleges $37,832 $12,965 0.46×

Associate's 53 colleges $48,281 $21,178 0.48×

Bachelor's 47 colleges $60,951 $27,458 0.47×

Where an Bachelor's 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.

California State University-Chico CA $71,244 $18,822 debt

Wayne State University MI $70,278 $23,167 debt

University of Arkansas Grantham AR $69,988 $27,835 debt

Rochester Institute of Technology NY $69,599 $27,250 debt

University of Maine ME $69,464 $27,000 debt

Indiana University-Indianapolis IN $68,233 —

Ferris State University MI $67,507 —

Texas A&M University-College Station TX $66,830 $24,937 debt

Purdue University-Main Campus IN $65,987 $23,239 debt

New England Institute of Technology RI $65,300 $27,667 debt

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA $65,110 —

Purdue University Northwest IN $65,086 $26,000 debt

Kennesaw State University GA $63,676 $29,375 debt

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL $63,059 —

Wentworth Institute of Technology MA $62,330 —

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, 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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