Is a Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree worth it?
Across 26 schools, graduates of Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $81,090 five years out on $49,107 of debt — most often working as Software Developers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$81,090
Median debt
$49,107
Years to pay off
6.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
84%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+13.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$16,590/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$23,804
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Computer 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.