Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
12
Schools Ranked
$55,632
Avg. Earnings
1.9 yrs
Best Payback
576
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · Public | $81,997 | 1.9 yrs |
| 2 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY · Public | $66,941 | 2.2 yrs |
| 3 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public | $63,005 | 2.4 yrs |
| 4 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public | $64,829 | 2.5 yrs |
| 5 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL · Public | $63,005 | 2.7 yrs |
| 6 | Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA · Public | $60,485 | 2.7 yrs |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public | $54,035 | 2.7 yrs |
| 8 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public | $52,107 | 2.9 yrs |
| 9 | Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY · Public | $47,520 | 3.5 yrs |
| 10 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH · Public | $39,009 | 11.1 yrs |
| 11 | Keene State College Keene, NH · Public | $40,368 | 13.9 yrs |
| 12 | Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public | $31,133 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.