Construction Engineering Technology/Technician: is this bachelor's degree worth it?
National picture across 45 reporting college programs.
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$236,689 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
5.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+99%Modeled 10-year ROI
$92,524Observed earnings · year 4
Observed national outcomes
$92,524Median reported earnings · year 4
$92,400Average reported earnings · year 5
$24,745Median federal debt
89thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
45Reporting programs
43With year-4 earnings
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.
OPEN PROFILE
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $71,302
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 2
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $72,927
- Federal debt
- $12,563
- Reporting programs
- 9
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $92,524
- Federal debt
- $24,745
- Reporting programs
- 45
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $101,174
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 1
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$86,132National median$92,52475th percentile$95,844
43 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1University of Florida$109,1392Arizona State University Campus Immersion$107,8803California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$105,8124California State University, Long Beach$103,1255Texas A&M University-College Station$101,5406San Diego State University$100,5647Texas State University$100,3528Florida International University$99,4719Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$98,27210University of Houston$97,201Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3022 · 1 crosswalk linksConstruction ManagersSOC 11-9021 · 1 crosswalk linksCost EstimatorsSOC 13-1051 · 1 crosswalk links
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 | University of FloridaBachelor's Degree | Gainesville, FL | $109,139 | $14,738 | +211% | Strong payoff |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionBachelor's Degree | Tempe, AZ | $107,880 | $22,750 | +162% | Strong payoff |
| 3 | California State Polytechnic University-PomonaBachelor's Degree | Pomona, CA | $105,812 | $16,067 | +169% | Strong payoff |
| 4 | California State University, Long BeachBachelor's Degree | Long Beach, CA | $103,125 | $17,866 | +162% | Strong payoff |
| 5 | Texas A&M University-College StationBachelor's Degree | College Station, TX | $101,540 | $20,500 | +113% | Strong payoff |
| 6 | San Diego State UniversityBachelor's Degree | San Diego, CA | $100,564 | Not available | +130% | Strong payoff |
| 7 | Texas State UniversityBachelor's Degree | San Marcos, TX | $100,352 | $22,718 | +124% | Strong payoff |
| 8 | Florida International UniversityBachelor's Degree | Miami, FL | $99,471 | $22,000 | +151% | Strong payoff |
| 9 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityBachelor's Degree | Tallahassee, FL | $98,272 | $31,000 | +127% | Strong payoff |
| 10 | University of HoustonBachelor's Degree | Houston, TX | $97,201 | $22,629 | +120% | Strong payoff |
| 11 | CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBachelor's Degree | Brooklyn, NY | $96,378 | $10,900 | +156% | Strong payoff |
| 12 | Georgia Southern UniversityBachelor's Degree | Statesboro, GA | $95,844 | $26,000 | +111% | Strong payoff |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleBachelor's Degree | Edwardsville, IL | $95,430 | Not available | +111% | Strong payoff |
| 14 | Michigan State UniversityBachelor's Degree | East Lansing, MI | $95,387 | $25,363 | +95% | Positive payoff |
| 15 | California State University, FresnoBachelor's Degree | Fresno, CA | $95,072 | $12,985 | +141% | Strong payoff |
| 16 | North Dakota State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Fargo, ND | $95,019 | $27,000 | +107% | Strong payoff |
| 17 | Colorado State University-Fort CollinsBachelor's Degree | Fort Collins, CO | $94,921 | $25,000 | +88% | Positive payoff |
| 18 | University of North FloridaBachelor's Degree | Jacksonville, FL | $94,692 | $22,364 | +125% | Strong payoff |
| 19 | Sam Houston State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Huntsville, TX | $93,904 | $25,000 | +99% | Positive payoff |
| 20 | South Dakota State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Brookings, SD | $93,195 | $25,000 | +86% | Positive payoff |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at CharlotteBachelor's Degree | Charlotte, NC | $92,567 | $27,000 | +97% | Positive payoff |
| 22 | University of North TexasBachelor's Degree | Denton, TX | $92,524 | $27,000 | +96% | Positive payoff |
| 23 | Kansas State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Manhattan, KS | $91,809 | $27,000 | +82% | Positive payoff |
| 24 | Farmingdale State CollegeBachelor's Degree | Farmingdale, NY | $89,913 | $17,500 | +101% | Strong payoff |
| 25 | California State University, NorthridgeBachelor's Degree | Northridge, CA | $89,804 | Not available | +115% | Strong payoff |
| 26 | Temple UniversityBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $89,674 | $28,250 | +53% | Positive payoff |
| 27 | University of MaineBachelor's Degree | Orono, ME | $89,454 | $27,000 | +78% | Positive payoff |
| 28 | Oklahoma State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Stillwater, OK | $89,342 | $24,525 | +78% | Positive payoff |
| 29 | Montana State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Bozeman, MT | $89,002 | $27,044 | +63% | Positive payoff |
| 30 | Northern Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Marquette, MI | $88,881 | Not available | +86% | Positive payoff |
| 31 | University of Nebraska-LincolnBachelor's Degree | Lincoln, NE | $88,628 | $24,964 | +74% | Positive payoff |
| 32 | Central Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Mount Pleasant, MI | $86,839 | Not available | +67% | Positive payoff |
| 33 | University of Arkansas at Little RockBachelor's Degree | Little Rock, AR | $86,132 | $20,250 | +65% | Positive payoff |
| 34 | University of Akron Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Akron, OH | $85,391 | $25,000 | +71% | Positive payoff |
| 35 | University of ToledoBachelor's Degree | Toledo, OH | $84,736 | $24,225 | +60% | Positive payoff |
| 36 | Wayne State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Detroit, MI | $84,695 | Not available | +72% | Positive payoff |
| 37 | Western Kentucky UniversityBachelor's Degree | Bowling Green, KY | $84,057 | $29,000 | +74% | Positive payoff |
| 38 | Western Carolina UniversityBachelor's Degree | Cullowhee, NC | $83,954 | $27,000 | +67% | Positive payoff |
| 39 | Seminole State College of FloridaBachelor's Degree | Sanford, FL | $80,202 | $17,116 | +63% | Positive payoff |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech UniversityBachelor's Degree | Ruston, LA | $77,558 | $21,750 | +43% | Positive payoff |
| 41 | Purdue University Fort WayneBachelor's Degree | Fort Wayne, IN | $72,564 | $22,590 | +18% | Positive payoff |
| 42 | Missouri Western State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Saint Joseph, MO | $65,896 | Not available | -10% | Negative payoff |
| 43 | Prairie View A&M UniversityBachelor's Degree | Prairie View, TX | $64,359 | $31,000 | -17% | Negative payoff |
| 44 | California State University, ChicoBachelor's Degree | Chico, CA | Not available | $21,104 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $14,480 |
| 45 | Washington State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Pullman, WA | Not available | $28,550 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $14,971 |
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.