Best Value Colleges for Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
5
Schools Ranked
$52,611
Avg. Earnings
3 yrs
Best Payback
545
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 | University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK · Public | $52,107 | 3 yrs |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public | $55,234 | 3.1 yrs |
| 3 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC · Private | $62,632 | 3.2 yrs |
| 4 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | $51,273 | 3.4 yrs |
| 5 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public | $39,189 | 13.5 yrs |
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.