Best Vehicle Maintenance and Repair 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

264

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$145,932

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$19,343

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Great Basin College Grad rate: 49.9%	NV	+$975,870	$91,394	$12,010	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of Alaska Anchorage Grad rate: 29.4%	AK	+$743,512	$80,268	$21,848	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Ferris State University Grad rate: 48.6%	MI	+$705,114	$80,314	$26,066	$26,000	Full ROI →
4	Rock Valley College Grad rate: 38.0%	IL	+$519,543	$69,285	$14,351	$8,745	Full ROI →
5	Salt Lake Community College Grad rate: 31.8%	UT	+$382,876	$61,788	$12,884	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Northern Wyoming Community College District Grad rate: 38.0%	WY	+$373,066	$61,449	$15,914	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Chandler-Gilbert Community College Grad rate: 19.6%	AZ	+$293,533	$58,018	$17,377	$7,000	Full ROI →
8	Dakota County Technical College Grad rate: 49.5%	MN	+$274,528	$56,516	$15,792	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Metro Technology Centers Grad rate: 48.2%	OK	+$241,225	$55,526	$12,420	$12,500	Full ROI →
10	Tarrant County College District Grad rate: 22.7%	TX	+$239,110	$55,689	$11,720	$17,000	Full ROI →
11	Western Suffolk BOCES Grad rate: 84.8%	NY	+$199,552	$53,106	N/A	$16,717	Full ROI →
12	Santa Rosa Junior College Grad rate: 32.2%	CA	+$178,071	$51,586	$13,649	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Southwestern Illinois College Grad rate: 32.5%	IL	+$176,604	$51,460	$12,596	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Broward College Grad rate: 35.4%	FL	+$174,252	$51,960	$24,948	N/A	Full ROI →
15	National Aviation Academy of New England Grad rate: 77.3%	MA	+$159,127	$53,279	$36,809	$21,958	Full ROI →
16	Fox Valley Technical College Grad rate: 55.2%	WI	+$150,715	$50,875	$15,647	$8,250	Full ROI →
17	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Grad rate: 57.8%	PA	+$146,066	$52,133	$35,447	$15,664	Full ROI →
18	Casper College Grad rate: 40.3%	WY	+$144,507	$49,905	$13,593	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Saint Paul College Grad rate: 31.9%	MN	+$125,523	$49,985	$17,977	$12,000	Full ROI →
20	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	ND	+$116,494	$49,012	$15,274	$6,275	Full ROI →
21	Elgin Community College Grad rate: 38.9%	IL	+$112,543	$48,119	$9,837	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Moraine Valley Community College Grad rate: 33.8%	IL	+$110,799	$48,136	$11,921	N/A	Full ROI →
23	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Grad rate: 32.5%	KS	+$103,252	$48,819	$16,928	$12,000	Full ROI →
24	Shelton State Community College Grad rate: 22.2%	AL	+$100,873	$47,874	$16,607	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Guilford Technical Community College Grad rate: 29.5%	NC	+$91,947	$48,241	$18,425	$10,702	Full ROI →
26	St Cloud Technical and Community College Grad rate: 37.6%	MN	+$90,386	$48,098	$15,374	$12,000	Full ROI →
27	Western Iowa Tech Community College Grad rate: 41.3%	IA	+$84,975	$47,335	$14,300	$5,500	Full ROI →
28	Mohawk Valley Community College Grad rate: 33.5%	NY	+$84,421	$47,577	$15,981	$8,250	Full ROI →
29	Scioto County Career Technical Center Grad rate: 70.0%	OH	+$79,326	$47,294	$26,554	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia Grad rate: 35.8%	PA	+$73,724	$49,255	$27,501	$32,500	Full ROI →
31	Dallas College Grad rate: 35.1%	TX	+$71,123	$46,680	$9,641	$9,508	Full ROI →
32	Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Grad rate: 69.4%	CA	+$54,557	$47,984	$38,110	$20,009	Full ROI →
33	Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Grad rate: 73.9%	CA	+$53,419	$47,984	$39,248	$20,009	Full ROI →
34	Northcentral Technical College Grad rate: 47.5%	WI	+$53,063	$45,448	$15,897	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Florence-Darlington Technical College Grad rate: 19.5%	SC	+$49,523	$45,001	$10,497	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Northwest Technical College Grad rate: 42.1%	MN	+$39,269	$44,877	$18,271	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Alexandria Technical & Community College Grad rate: 60.9%	MN	+$38,458	$45,681	$18,962	$12,000	Full ROI →
38	National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Grad rate: 75.0%	FL	+$37,725	$47,079	$33,106	$22,777	Full ROI →
39	Baker College Grad rate: 22.9%	MI	+$37,199	$45,404	$23,456	$5,500	Full ROI →
40	Universal Technical Institute-Canton Grad rate: 62.6%	MI	+$34,113	$46,492	$26,607	$21,570	Full ROI →
41	St Philip's College Grad rate: 33.0%	TX	+$27,014	$43,921	$11,406	N/A	Full ROI →
42	University of Alaska Fairbanks Grad rate: 35.3%	AK	+$17,278	$43,923	$21,182	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas Grad rate: 42.4%	VA	+$9,001	$46,100	$29,124	$32,500	Full ROI →
44	Glendale Community College Grad rate: 14.4%	AZ	+$8,444	$43,325	$18,056	N/A	Full ROI →
45	South Plains College Grad rate: 22.3%	TX	+$8,140	$43,051	$12,880	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Grad rate: 51.9%	GA	+$6,639	$45,995	$29,553	$32,376	Full ROI →
47	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas Grad rate: 73.9%	NV	+$5,151	$45,995	$31,041	$32,376	Full ROI →
48	Waukesha County Technical College Grad rate: 46.8%	WI	+$3,779	$42,903	$14,281	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Davis Technical College Grad rate: 46.5%	UT	+$2,065	$42,757	$13,075	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Grad rate: 82.5%	NJ	-$104	$44,196	$26,064	$13,304	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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