Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies 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

48

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$64,226

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,609

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Minnesota North College

Grad rate: 38.6%

MN +$510,629 $68,343 $16,231 N/A Full ROI →
2 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

Grad rate: 73.2%

TN +$415,523 $63,416 $12,797 N/A Full ROI →
3 Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Grad rate: 41.1%

GA +$373,285 $61,243 $11,575 N/A Full ROI →
4 College of Western Idaho

Grad rate: 26.7%

ID +$312,794 $58,915 $12,294 $9,786 Full ROI →
5 Apollo Career Center

Grad rate: 73.2%

OH +$293,160 $56,658 N/A N/A Full ROI →
6 Upper Valley Career Center

Grad rate: 64.1%

OH +$285,708 $57,515 $24,592 N/A Full ROI →
7 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Grad rate: 48.2%

WI +$281,217 $56,841 $15,603 N/A Full ROI →
8 Southern Crescent Technical College

Grad rate: 54.4%

GA +$272,354 $56,308 $13,806 N/A Full ROI →
9 Chattanooga State Community College

Grad rate: 21.7%

TN +$266,686 $55,995 $13,214 N/A Full ROI →
10 Chippewa Valley Technical College

Grad rate: 46.4%

WI +$243,057 $55,777 $16,283 $12,000 Full ROI →
11 West Georgia Technical College

Grad rate: 31.9%

GA +$242,208 $54,611 $10,012 N/A Full ROI →
12 Washburn Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 59.7%

KS +$216,645 $53,722 $17,795 N/A Full ROI →
13 Washburn University

Grad rate: 53.4%

KS +$213,491 $53,722 $20,949 N/A Full ROI →
14 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

Grad rate: 86.3%

TN +$203,070 $52,775 $12,430 N/A Full ROI →
15 TCAT Athens

Grad rate: 63.1%

TN +$196,478 $52,342 $10,362 N/A Full ROI →
16 San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center

Grad rate: 59.3%

CA +$163,790 $51,589 $27,990 N/A Full ROI →
17 Western Technical College

Grad rate: 40.7%

WI +$155,777 $51,185 $15,548 $9,166 Full ROI →
18 San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

Grad rate: 51.6%

CA +$151,018 $51,589 $27,937 $9,500 Full ROI →
19 San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Grad rate: 45.7%

CA +$150,816 $51,589 $28,139 $9,500 Full ROI →
20 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

Grad rate: 56.6%

CA +$150,562 $51,589 $28,393 $9,500 Full ROI →
21 San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario

Grad rate: 56.6%

CA +$149,380 $51,589 $29,575 $9,500 Full ROI →
22 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Grad rate: 32.9%

CA +$146,192 $51,589 $32,763 $9,500 Full ROI →
23 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald

Grad rate: 57.4%

TN +$144,571 $50,007 $15,569 N/A Full ROI →
24 Ranken Technical College

Grad rate: 51.2%

MO +$119,596 $50,343 $28,229 $14,100 Full ROI →
25 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

Grad rate: 74.8%

TN +$75,691 $46,570 $15,709 N/A Full ROI →
26 Albany Technical College

Grad rate: 40.9%

GA +$59,909 $45,686 $13,811 N/A Full ROI →
27 Coastal Pines Technical College

Grad rate: 48.1%

GA +$50,930 $45,030 $9,670 N/A Full ROI →
28 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump

Grad rate: 62.8%

TN +$40,595 $44,433 $8,065 N/A Full ROI →
29 Universal Technical Institute-Canton

Grad rate: 62.6%

MI +$32,008 $45,572 $26,607 $9,500 Full ROI →
30 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville

Grad rate: 58.9%

TN +$9,961 $44,926 $32,359 $12,000 Full ROI →
31 Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 52.1%

IN +$8,172 $44,926 $34,148 $12,000 Full ROI →
32 Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield

Grad rate: 74.9%

NJ +$7,627 $44,926 $34,693 $12,000 Full ROI →
33 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland

Grad rate: 82.1%

TN -$26,195 $41,570 $17,595 N/A Full ROI →
34 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

Grad rate: 76.0%

TN -$36,035 $40,925 $14,535 N/A Full ROI →
35 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville

Grad rate: 70.1%

TN -$37,368 $40,823 $13,828 N/A Full ROI →
36 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown

Grad rate: 74.4%

TN -$41,778 $40,695 $15,678 N/A Full ROI →
37 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

Grad rate: 69.6%

TN -$84,764 $38,613 $17,024 N/A Full ROI →
38 Chattahoochee Technical College

Grad rate: 38.9%

GA -$88,455 $38,192 $12,295 N/A Full ROI →
39 Northwest State Community College

Grad rate: 45.9%

OH -$108,863 $37,879 $17,668 $6,500 Full ROI →
40 Warren County Career Center

Grad rate: 83.6%

OH -$109,713 $37,747 $24,653 N/A Full ROI →
41 Athens Technical College

Grad rate: 33.1%

GA -$135,385 $35,902 $13,425 N/A Full ROI →
42 Meridian Community College

Grad rate: 37.4%

MS -$146,442 $35,348 $13,402 N/A Full ROI →
43 Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County

Grad rate: 79.7%

OH -$167,752 $34,213 N/A $8,898 Full ROI →
44 Scioto County Career Technical Center

Grad rate: 70.0%

OH -$198,914 $33,382 $26,554 N/A Full ROI →
45 Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Grad rate: 82.9%

PA -$233,594 $31,403 $15,714 $4,400 Full ROI →
46 North American Trade Schools

Grad rate: 70.4%

MD -$349,830 $26,070 $16,973 $10,561 Full ROI →
47 Industrial Technical College

Grad rate: 64.4%

PR -$503,790 $17,303 $9,850 N/A Full ROI →
48 Atlanta Technical College

Grad rate: 38.0%

GA -$591,158 $12,926 $9,678 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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