Best Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$157,674

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,115

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	ND	+$866,333	$87,805	$15,274	$14,236	Full ROI →
2	Great Basin College Grad rate: 49.9%	NV	+$842,420	$85,322	$12,010	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Idaho State University Grad rate: 37.7%	ID	+$623,532	$75,285	$21,084	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Grad rate: 33.8%	SC	+$567,632	$71,878	$14,964	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Victoria College Grad rate: 22.1%	TX	+$541,936	$70,208	$11,112	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Lake Superior College Grad rate: 36.0%	MN	+$516,742	$69,842	$20,049	N/A	Full ROI →
7	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Grad rate: 42.6%	NY	+$489,682	$68,801	$23,169	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Portland Community College Grad rate: 17.8%	OR	+$482,308	$68,990	$17,271	$17,000	Full ROI →
9	Columbia Gorge Community College Grad rate: 14.7%	OR	+$473,804	$67,518	$18,278	N/A	Full ROI →
10	CUNY Bronx Community College Grad rate: 19.5%	NY	+$458,106	$66,104	$11,987	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Owens Community College Grad rate: 29.4%	OH	+$454,182	$66,111	$14,019	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Grad rate: 48.2%	WI	+$417,634	$64,442	$15,603	N/A	Full ROI →
13	College of Western Idaho Grad rate: 26.7%	ID	+$407,019	$64,500	$12,294	$13,624	Full ROI →
14	Fox Valley Technical College Grad rate: 55.2%	WI	+$387,346	$62,932	$15,647	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Gadsden State Community College Grad rate: 28.2%	AL	+$382,766	$62,207	$10,687	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Indian Hills Community College Grad rate: 38.2%	IA	+$377,708	$63,083	$14,774	$10,669	Full ROI →
17	Milwaukee Area Technical College Grad rate: 19.7%	WI	+$368,602	$62,151	$17,209	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Onondaga Community College Grad rate: 24.8%	NY	+$364,471	$62,413	$14,613	$10,787	Full ROI →
19	University of Akron Main Campus Grad rate: 48.0%	OH	+$358,915	$63,785	$24,555	$20,500	Full ROI →
20	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	+$356,640	$60,453	N/A	$9,200	Full ROI →
21	BridgeValley Community & Technical College Grad rate: 24.6%	WV	+$355,856	$60,882	$10,892	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Zane State College Grad rate: 53.3%	OH	+$355,689	$61,761	$12,790	$10,334	Full ROI →
23	Hudson Valley Community College Grad rate: 31.0%	NY	+$325,212	$59,626	$13,654	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Nassau Community College Grad rate: 22.2%	NY	+$301,966	$58,489	$13,907	N/A	Full ROI →
25	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Grad rate: 46.1%	NY	+$276,950	$58,476	$26,285	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Southeast Community College Area Grad rate: 28.6%	NE	+$223,252	$55,137	$12,319	$11,000	Full ROI →
27	Hennepin Technical College Grad rate: 38.1%	MN	+$217,407	$55,550	$15,830	$16,246	Full ROI →
28	Montana State University-Northern Grad rate: 35.6%	MT	+$205,358	$54,727	$17,363	$10,708	Full ROI →
29	Chattahoochee Technical College Grad rate: 38.9%	GA	+$200,390	$53,249	$12,295	N/A	Full ROI →
30	North Dakota State College of Science Grad rate: 46.7%	ND	+$197,908	$54,267	$16,291	$11,000	Full ROI →
31	Anoka Technical College Grad rate: 50.5%	MN	+$190,296	$53,181	$16,662	N/A	Full ROI →
32	CUNY Queensborough Community College Grad rate: 24.7%	NY	+$188,796	$52,628	$11,882	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Piedmont Technical College Grad rate: 30.2%	SC	+$183,944	$53,241	$20,438	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Jefferson Community and Technical College Grad rate: 32.7%	KY	+$176,784	$52,188	$13,488	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Youngstown State University Grad rate: 51.0%	OH	+$168,871	$53,635	$20,028	$17,609	Full ROI →
36	Cuyahoga Community College District Grad rate: 27.0%	OH	+$166,204	$51,420	$11,098	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Pittsburgh Technical College Grad rate: 53.4%	PA	+$165,455	$54,834	$33,969	$17,249	Full ROI →
38	State Technical College of Missouri Grad rate: 78.0%	MO	+$158,490	$52,473	$17,385	$12,000	Full ROI →
39	Ivy Tech Community College Grad rate: 33.3%	IN	+$153,929	$51,904	$13,891	$12,125	Full ROI →
40	Mitchell Technical College Grad rate: 70.8%	SD	+$147,738	$51,011	$16,241	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Kirkwood Community College Grad rate: 37.9%	IA	+$141,826	$50,571	$14,797	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Chattanooga State Community College Grad rate: 21.7%	TN	+$140,972	$50,370	$13,214	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Dunwoody College of Technology Grad rate: 54.6%	MN	+$118,452	$51,406	$34,834	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Austin Community College District Grad rate: 16.1%	TX	+$112,348	$48,733	$11,156	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Vincennes University Grad rate: 34.1%	IN	+$89,938	$49,319	$19,446	$13,000	Full ROI →
46	Monroe Community College Grad rate: 21.8%	NY	+$88,360	$48,732	$14,196	$13,250	Full ROI →
47	Valencia College Grad rate: 44.2%	FL	+$68,729	$47,713	$16,577	$9,168	Full ROI →
48	Texas State Technical College Grad rate: 37.0%	TX	+$66,358	$47,319	$20,011	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Southern Maine Community College Grad rate: 19.4%	ME	+$50,962	$46,880	$16,400	$10,250	Full ROI →
50	Indian River State College Grad rate: 44.4%	FL	+$34,692	$44,911	$11,764	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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