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title: Is an Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?
cip: 1504
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 an Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **18** colleges (18 of 18 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $52,602 ($54,192 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $50,844 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.97× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $52,602–$57,084 — 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 | $45,872 | $9,500 | 0.30× | 15 | 15/15 |
| Associate's | $53,658 | $12,000 | 0.23× | 64 | 64/64 |
| Bachelor's | $52,602 | $50,844 | 0.97× | 18 | 18/18 |

## Where an 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OK) | $74,737 | — |
| University of Toledo (OH) | $66,761 | $24,021 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology (PA) | $62,476 | $27,000 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) | $59,179 | $30,750 |
| ECPI University (VA) | $57,855 | $31,430 |
| Vermont State University (VT) | $54,771 | $25,590 |
| DeVry College of New York (NY) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Arizona (AZ) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-California (CA) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Colorado | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Florida (FL) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Georgia (GA) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Illinois (IL) | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-Missouri | $52,602 | $50,844 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey (NJ) | $52,602 | $50,844 |

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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