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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1500

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$63,347 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$63,347Median year-4 earnings

$8,339Average institution net-price context

$7,906Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$63,347Median reported earnings · year 4

$55,146Average reported earnings · year 5

$7,906Median federal debt

75thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

3With 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

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $63,347
Federal debt: $7,906
Reporting programs: 4

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $82,564
Federal debt: $12,917
Reporting programs: 24

23 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,055
Federal debt: $26,325
Reporting programs: 37

34 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $116,993
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

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COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

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$36,042National median$63,34775th percentile$63,347

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Central Missouri$74,156 2St Clair County Community College$63,347 3Pellissippi State 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.

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3024 · 2 crosswalk linksAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3021 · 1 crosswalk linksCivil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3022 · 1 crosswalk linksElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3023 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherSOC 17-3029 · 1 crosswalk linksIndustrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3026 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS, GENERAL

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of Central MissouriUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Warrensburg, MO	$74,156	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,462
2	St Clair County Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Port Huron, MI	$63,347	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,571
3	Pellissippi State Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Knoxville, TN	Not available	$6,312	Baseline needed	$4,983
4	Omnitech InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	,	$36,042	$9,500	Baseline needed	Not available

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.