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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1405

Biomedical/Medical Engineering: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

ROI withheld

Not available in median year-4 earnings

The price-proxy scenario falls outside DegreeVerdict’s reliability guardrails, so no percentage is published.

Not availableMedian year-4 earnings

$10,405Average institution net-price context

$21,409Median federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

Not availableMedian reported earnings · year 4

$81,975Average reported earnings · year 5

$21,409Median federal debt

1thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

0With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $21,409
Reporting programs: 1

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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $94,136
Federal debt: $23,248
Reporting programs: 131

118 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $109,394
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 40

40 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $158,761
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $135,248
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

DECISION CHECK

What to compare before choosing a program

The national result is only the starting point. Price, debt and the college-level earnings spread can materially change the payoff.

Not available75th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs

$21,409Median federal debt across programs that report it

0Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median

FILTER PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Find the colleges that fit your constraints

Keep this exact federal field and credential fixed, then narrow the reporting colleges by location, sector and federal debt.

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1Portland Community CollegePortland, OR · PublicYear-4 earningsNot availableFederal debt$21,409Annual net price$10,405

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WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Portland Community CollegeNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Architectural and Engineering ManagersSOC 11-9041 · 1 crosswalk linksBioengineers and Biomedical EngineersSOC 17-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1032 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR BIOMEDICAL/MEDICAL ENGINEERING

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Portland Community CollegeAssociate's Degree	Portland, OR	Not available	$21,409	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$10,405

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.