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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 4703

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$170,784 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

5.6 yrsModeled economic break-even

+80%Modeled 10-year ROI

$83,528Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$83,528Median reported earnings · year 4

$80,009Average reported earnings · year 5

$23,250Median federal debt

79thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $65,611
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 61

56 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $74,666
Federal debt: $12,000
Reporting programs: 34

31 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $83,528
Federal debt: $23,250
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$83,528National median$83,52875th percentile$83,528

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Ferris State University$83,528

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorSOC 49-9012 · 2 crosswalk linksElevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersSOC 47-4021 · 1 crosswalk linksIndustrial Machinery MechanicsSOC 49-9041 · 1 crosswalk linksMaintenance Workers, MachinerySOC 49-9043 · 1 crosswalk linksMillwrightsSOC 49-9044 · 1 crosswalk linksMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesSOC 49-3042 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksRail Car RepairersSOC 49-3043 · 1 crosswalk linksRefractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsSOC 49-9045 · 1 crosswalk linksWind Turbine Service TechniciansSOC 49-9081 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR HEAVY/INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Ferris State UniversityBachelor's Degree	Big Rapids, MI	$83,528	$23,250	+80%	Positive payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.