Best Value Colleges for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
7
Schools Ranked
$53,946
Avg. Earnings
2.7 yrs
Best Payback
374
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 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL · Private | $64,087 | 2.7 yrs |
| 2 | Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT · Public | $55,286 | 2.7 yrs |
| 3 | Utah State University Logan, UT · Public | $50,439 | 3.5 yrs |
| 4 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public | $49,840 | 3.9 yrs |
| 5 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public | $54,661 | 4.2 yrs |
| 6 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · Private | $64,087 | 4.9 yrs |
| 7 | SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY · Public | $37,208 | 37.8 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.