Military Systems and Maintenance Technology: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$18,888 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting associate's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 2-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

12.2 yrsModeled economic break-even

−18%Modeled 10-year ROI

$53,697Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$53,697Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$17,322Median federal debt

62thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With 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: $53,697
Federal debt: $17,322
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $72,903
Federal debt: $22,516
Reporting programs: 2

1 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$53,697National median$53,69775th percentile$53,697

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Cochise County Community College District$53,697

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.

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3021 · 2 crosswalk linksArtillery and Missile Crew MembersSOC 55-3014 · 2 crosswalk linksCommand and Control Center OfficersSOC 55-1015 · 2 crosswalk linksCommand and Control Center SpecialistsSOC 55-3015 · 2 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 2 crosswalk linksAircraft Launch and Recovery SpecialistsSOC 55-3012 · 1 crosswalk linksArtillery and Missile OfficersSOC 55-1014 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherSOC 17-3029 · 1 crosswalk linksSpecial ForcesSOC 55-3018 · 1 crosswalk linksSpecial Forces OfficersSOC 55-1017 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MILITARY SYSTEMS AND MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

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	Cochise County Community College DistrictAssociate's Degree	Sierra Vista, AZ	$53,697	$17,322	-18%	Negative payoff

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.