Is a Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians degree worth it?
Across 48 schools, graduates of Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $80,581 five years out on $25,640 of debt — most often working as Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$80,581
Median debt
$25,640
Years to pay off
3.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
13%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$15,488/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$18,864
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Mechanical Engineering Related 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.