Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $491,646 to $780,091. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Degreeli uses field pages to show whether value is consistent or whether the same major swings dramatically depending on the school, price point, and completion environment.
Offerings In Preview Catalog
10
Positive ROI Routes
10/10
Best Current ROI
$780,091
Fastest Payback
2.8 years
What To Compare
Stack payback speed against downside, not just upside.
Families should read this category through three questions: which school delivers the best risk-adjusted upside, how fast the cost gets recouped, and how much value evaporates once completion risk enters the picture.
School-Level Routes
Where Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians currently looks strongest
ASSOCIATE
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Degreeli Score
55/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$780,091
Years To Recoup
8.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,458,660
10-Year Earnings
$77,955
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Ferris State University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$766,823
Years To Recoup
2.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,636,064
10-Year Earnings
$83,528
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
University of Arkansas--Monticello
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$703,515
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,449,052
10-Year Earnings
$75,310
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Alfred State College--SUNY
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$698,709
Years To Recoup
6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,268,996
10-Year Earnings
$66,453
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Ranken Technical College
Degreeli Score
56/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$692,188
Years To Recoup
7.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,302,820
10-Year Earnings
$68,900
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
ASSOCIATE
Ferris State University
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$687,875
Years To Recoup
3.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,467,624
10-Year Earnings
$75,106
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Northern Michigan University
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$660,989
Years To Recoup
5.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,267,720
10-Year Earnings
$66,203
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
CERTIFICATE
Washburn University
Degreeli Score
58/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$613,648
Years To Recoup
6.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,158,700
10-Year Earnings
$60,991
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
San Joaquin Valley College--Visalia
Degreeli Score
44/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$503,980
Years To Recoup
9.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,381,904
10-Year Earnings
$74,666
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
CERTIFICATE
San Joaquin Valley College--Visalia
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$491,646
Years To Recoup
10.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,348,084
10-Year Earnings
$72,975
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.