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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1500

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$116,993 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.

$116,993Median year-4 earnings

$20,442Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$116,993Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

82thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting 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.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

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

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

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 →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

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

3 report earnings →

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$100,807National median$116,99375th percentile$116,993

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Purdue University-Main Campus$122,295 2Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$116,993 3University of Rochester$100,807

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	Purdue University-Main CampusMaster's Degree	West Lafayette, IN	$122,295	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,600
2	Oklahoma State University-Main CampusMaster's Degree	Stillwater, OK	$116,993	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,447
3	University of RochesterMaster's Degree	Rochester, NY	$100,807	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,278

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.