ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 2999

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

ROI withheld

$83,807 in median year-4 earnings

The price-proxy scenario falls outside DegreeVerdict’s reliability guardrails, so no percentage is published.

$83,807Median year-4 earnings
Not availableAverage institution net-price context
$7,500Median federal debt
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A PRACTICAL READ

Four useful answers about Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other

How much do Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other associate's degree graduates earn?

The national median is $83,807 four years after completion across reportable associate's degree programs in this federal field.

How much federal debt do graduates have?

The median reported federal debt is $7,500. The figure excludes private loans and does not describe every graduate.

Does the college matter for Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other?

Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $83,807 to $83,807 in observed year-4 earnings.

What careers are related to Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other?

DegreeVerdict links this field to 1 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$83,807 observed annual earnings · 2 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is the average college-wide net-price context across reporting institutions. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$83,807Median reported earnings · year 4
$74,586Average reported earnings · year 5
$7,500Median federal debt
97thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
Not availableIPEDS 2023–24 first-major awards across matched colleges
1With year-4 earnings

The award total covers 0 matched college records and is not extrapolated to colleges without a match.

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$83,807National median$83,80775th percentile$83,807
1 programs report year‑4 earnings.
DECISION CHECK

What to compare before choosing a program

The national result is only the starting point. Price, debt and the college-level earnings spread can materially change the payoff.

$83,80775th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs
$7,500Median federal debt across programs that report it
1Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median
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WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

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1Thomas Edison State University$83,807

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Career outlook

Related occupations, wages and demand

Official CIP–SOC links show where this field can lead. They do not imply that every graduate enters the same occupation.

NO MATCHUnreported U.S. jobs · SOC 99-9999

BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 employment projections. Career context is separate from graduate outcomes.

BEST COLLEGES FOR MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLIED SCIENCES, OTHER

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.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Thomas Edison State UniversityAssociate's DegreeTrenton, NJ$83,807$7,500WithheldPrice-proxy sensitiveNot available

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.