Best Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance 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

+$257,132

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,096

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Lee College Grad rate: 27.5%	TX	+$924,240	$89,417	$12,050	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Vincennes University Grad rate: 34.1%	IN	+$782,840	$83,702	$19,446	$9,117	Full ROI →
3	Lamar Institute of Technology Grad rate: 27.4%	TX	+$715,452	$79,929	$14,139	$11,000	Full ROI →
4	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	ND	+$710,152	$79,845	$15,274	$12,000	Full ROI →
5	ITI Technical College Grad rate: 56.8%	LA	+$679,991	$79,528	$24,236	$16,368	Full ROI →
6	Bellingham Technical College Grad rate: 37.7%	WA	+$589,350	$72,956	$14,885	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Milwaukee Area Technical College Grad rate: 19.7%	WI	+$588,522	$73,147	$17,209	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Schoolcraft Community College District Grad rate: 16.0%	MI	+$537,098	$70,047	$11,921	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Utah Valley University Grad rate: 40.0%	UT	+$535,556	$70,295	$15,172	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Hennepin Technical College Grad rate: 38.1%	MN	+$504,252	$69,907	$15,830	$16,465	Full ROI →
11	Greenville Technical College Grad rate: 17.4%	SC	+$466,680	$67,598	$13,925	$12,911	Full ROI →
12	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Grad rate: 48.2%	WI	+$446,494	$65,885	$15,603	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Ridgewater College Grad rate: 45.0%	MN	+$445,295	$67,045	$16,195	$17,196	Full ROI →
14	Waukesha County Technical College Grad rate: 46.8%	WI	+$443,388	$66,475	$14,281	$13,000	Full ROI →
15	Madisonville Community College Grad rate: 55.9%	KY	+$430,949	$65,260	$13,413	$5,500	Full ROI →
16	SOWELA Technical Community College Grad rate: 41.5%	LA	+$426,381	$65,533	$16,402	$8,500	Full ROI →
17	Chippewa Valley Technical College Grad rate: 46.4%	WI	+$406,541	$64,951	$16,283	$14,750	Full ROI →
18	San Juan College Grad rate: 25.5%	NM	+$404,324	$63,534	$13,178	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Idaho State University Grad rate: 37.7%	ID	+$391,196	$64,676	$21,084	$14,930	Full ROI →
20	Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Grad rate: 54.8%	WI	+$386,696	$62,863	$15,282	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Fox Valley Technical College Grad rate: 55.2%	WI	+$368,886	$62,009	$15,647	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Central Lakes College-Brainerd Grad rate: 47.2%	MN	+$360,174	$61,809	$18,003	N/A	Full ROI →
23	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Grad rate: 18.2%	OH	+$351,010	$61,676	$13,830	$11,000	Full ROI →
24	Texas State Technical College Grad rate: 37.0%	TX	+$350,068	$62,247	$20,011	$11,000	Full ROI →
25	Dakota County Technical College Grad rate: 49.5%	MN	+$345,516	$60,855	$15,792	N/A	Full ROI →
26	St Cloud Technical and Community College Grad rate: 37.6%	MN	+$342,562	$61,823	$15,374	$17,148	Full ROI →
27	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Grad rate: 70.9%	LA	+$328,676	$60,154	$17,202	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Grad rate: 45.7%	MS	+$304,644	$58,523	$12,908	N/A	Full ROI →
29	West Virginia Northern Community College Grad rate: 30.3%	WV	+$301,348	$58,187	$11,196	N/A	Full ROI →
30	CUNY New York City College of Technology Grad rate: 20.4%	NY	+$287,832	$57,732	$13,404	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Northland Community and Technical College Grad rate: 43.6%	MN	+$277,714	$57,675	$17,893	N/A	Full ROI →
32	San Jacinto Community College Grad rate: 33.3%	TX	+$270,957	$58,024	$14,990	$14,476	Full ROI →
33	Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Grad rate: 45.4%	MA	+$269,918	$58,259	$27,631	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Kirkwood Community College Grad rate: 37.9%	IA	+$267,068	$57,912	$14,797	$15,983	Full ROI →
35	Dunwoody College of Technology Grad rate: 54.6%	MN	+$254,916	$59,215	$34,834	$14,604	Full ROI →
36	Ranken Technical College Grad rate: 51.2%	MO	+$236,182	$57,577	$28,229	$14,000	Full ROI →
37	Alexandria Technical & Community College Grad rate: 60.9%	MN	+$207,476	$55,080	$18,962	$12,000	Full ROI →
38	Northcentral Technical College Grad rate: 47.5%	WI	+$194,259	$53,806	$15,897	$7,457	Full ROI →
39	Spokane Community College Grad rate: 36.2%	WA	+$192,874	$53,052	$14,083	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Piedmont Technical College Grad rate: 30.2%	SC	+$182,464	$53,977	$20,438	$12,000	Full ROI →
41	Western Technical College Grad rate: 40.7%	WI	+$171,914	$52,893	$15,548	$11,000	Full ROI →
42	Pinnacle Career Institute Grad rate: 61.3%	MO	+$158,896	$52,644	$26,992	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Shawnee State University Grad rate: 38.7%	OH	+$152,600	$51,849	$22,190	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Excelsior University	NY	+$145,274	$49,707	N/A	$6,567	Full ROI →
45	Amarillo College Grad rate: 28.9%	TX	+$137,139	$51,051	$11,411	$15,599	Full ROI →
46	Central Maine Community College Grad rate: 24.6%	ME	+$121,700	$50,276	$15,160	$10,000	Full ROI →
47	Southeast Technical College Grad rate: 54.7%	SD	+$80,140	$48,095	$20,880	N/A	Full ROI →
48	St Philip's College Grad rate: 33.0%	TX	+$31,088	$44,695	$11,406	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus Grad rate: 46.5%	TX	+$3,332	$46,149	$26,324	$20,000	Full ROI →
50	Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus Grad rate: 29.1%	LA	-$1,238	$46,149	$28,609	$20,000	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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