Is a Agricultural Mechanization degree worth it?
Across 10 schools, graduates of Agricultural Mechanization earn a median $72,288 five years out on $19,614 of debt — most often working as Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$72,288
Median debt
$19,614
Years to pay off
2.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
20%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+4.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,393/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$9,713
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Agricultural Mechanization in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.