Is a Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree worth it?
Across 13 schools, graduates of Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $77,998 five years out on $25,250 of debt — most often working as Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$77,998
Median debt
$25,250
Years to pay off
3.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
58%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$15,267/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$15,534
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians 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.