Is a Science Technologies/Technicians, Other degree worth it?
Across 5 schools, graduates of Science Technologies/Technicians, Other earn a median $73,181 five years out on $20,000 of debt — most often working as Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$73,181
Median debt
$20,000
Years to pay off
3.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
50%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
19.6%
$75,639 vs $60,800
Net price
$16,988/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
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Explore Science Technologies/Technicians, Other 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.