What Science Technologies/Technicians grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $68,802 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $61,969 | $87,772 | — | +28% |
| 2 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $65,020 | $83,079 | $104,164 | +21% |
| 3 | Charleston Southern UniversitySC | $65,986 | $82,300 | $92,467 | +20% |
| 4 | University of CincinnatiOH | $52,165 | $73,728 | $90,933 | +7% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $53,901 | $72,442 | $103,903 | +5% |
| 6 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $55,328 | $68,802 | $94,869 | 0% |
| 7 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $38,692 | $67,850 | — | -1% |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin - StoutWI | $37,925 | $64,812 | $87,389 | -6% |
| 9 | Northern Arizona UniversityAZ | $48,761 | $59,234 | $71,524 | -14% |
Master's
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $73,728 | $119,554 | $111,872 | — |
| 2 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $66,690 | $84,962 | — | — |
| 3 | State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY | $76,015 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $128,852 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Technical College of MissouriMO | $74,015 | $144,604 | $165,190 | +12% |
| 2 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $79,061 | $143,822 | $153,585 | +12% |
| 3 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $65,642 | $140,234 | $152,137 | +9% |
| 4 | Lamar State College - OrangeTX | $59,535 | $138,614 | $151,402 | +8% |
| 5 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $94,535 | $137,953 | $144,439 | +7% |
| 6 | College of the MainlandTX | $74,929 | $137,483 | $154,992 | +7% |
| 7 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $66,262 | $133,193 | $150,504 | +3% |
| 8 | Lee CollegeTX | $73,133 | $129,180 | $149,255 | 0% |
| 9 | Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX | $61,211 | $128,852 | $145,440 | 0% |
| 10 | Lamar State College - Port ArthurTX | $51,424 | $117,625 | — | -9% |
| 11 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $65,353 | $108,603 | $149,595 | -16% |
| 12 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $79,628 | $108,520 | $116,180 | -16% |
| 13 | Victoria CollegeTX | $68,230 | $107,974 | $133,014 | -16% |
| 14 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $59,073 | $99,192 | $153,790 | -23% |
| 15 | Terra State Community CollegeOH | $55,665 | $97,751 | — | -24% |
| 16 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $79,157 | $94,389 | — | -27% |
| 17 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $57,847 | $94,228 | $107,201 | -27% |
| 18 | Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $64,297 | $75,672 | $86,367 | -41% |
| 19 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $54,914 | $73,872 | — | -43% |
| 20 | West Virginia University - ParkersburgWV | $59,353 | $73,565 | $81,671 | -43% |
| 21 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $57,957 | $67,204 | $73,014 | -48% |
| 22 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $50,075 | $65,986 | $94,389 | -49% |
| 23 | BridgeValley Community and Technical CollegeWV | $65,458 | $65,194 | $93,589 | -49% |
| 24 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $47,843 | $62,224 | — | -52% |
| 25 | Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeWV | $45,000 | $61,468 | $76,015 | -52% |
| 26 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $46,663 | $61,332 | — | -52% |
| 27 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $46,994 | $60,590 | $75,158 | -53% |
| 28 | Weber State UniversityUT | $35,438 | $58,527 | — | -55% |
| 29 | Purdue University Fort WayneIN | $31,601 | $58,213 | $81,043 | -55% |
| 30 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $41,244 | $56,877 | — | -56% |
| 31 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $49,399 | $56,312 | $59,848 | -56% |
| 32 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $29,948 | $55,817 | $74,729 | -57% |
| 33 | Community College of AuroraCO | $46,789 | $54,503 | $69,601 | -58% |
| 34 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $41,887 | $51,223 | $65,590 | -60% |
| 35 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $39,474 | $49,703 | — | -61% |
| 36 | Northern Essex Community CollegeMA | $41,244 | $49,035 | — | -62% |
| 37 | University of CincinnatiOH | $34,397 | $48,780 | $67,487 | -62% |
| 38 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $33,189 | $46,924 | $60,272 | -64% |
| 39 | Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $29,849 | $44,669 | $55,464 | -65% |
| 40 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $36,745 | $43,588 | — | -66% |
| 41 | New River Community and Technical CollegeWV | $29,948 | $41,019 | $50,050 | -68% |
| 42 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV | $54,993 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $38,141 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Kennebec Valley Community CollegeME | $27,950 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Rose State CollegeOK | $25,818 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $50,183 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $76,770 | $139,210 | $148,888 | +177% |
| 2 | Laramie County Community CollegeWY | $70,474 | $74,301 | — | +48% |
| 3 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $54,051 | $72,585 | — | +45% |
| 4 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $56,877 | $67,887 | — | +35% |
| 5 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $53,578 | $67,835 | — | +35% |
| 6 | Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeWV | $38,089 | $50,183 | — | 0% |
| 7 | New River Community and Technical CollegeWV | $31,046 | $36,846 | $43,047 | -27% |
| 8 | Bluefield State UniversityWV | $26,371 | $34,473 | $40,729 | -31% |
| 9 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV | $85,664 | — | — | — |
| 10 | BridgeValley Community and Technical CollegeWV | $71,115 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $60,590 | — | — | — |
| 12 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $55,665 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $54,051 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $51,223 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $30,437 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Windward Community CollegeHI | $28,969 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $112,512 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $103,787 | $148,217 | — | +32% |
| 2 | Lamar State College - OrangeTX | $57,301 | $127,711 | $140,411 | +14% |
| 3 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $73,260 | $127,690 | $145,831 | +13% |
| 4 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $64,289 | $112,512 | $151,802 | 0% |
| 5 | Lee CollegeTX | $61,551 | $111,636 | $136,077 | -1% |
| 6 | Lamar State College - Port ArthurTX | $50,050 | $101,595 | — | -10% |
| 7 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $54,715 | $96,310 | — | -14% |
| 8 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $54,757 | $77,901 | $103,697 | -31% |
| 9 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $54,491 | $71,441 | — | -36% |
| 10 | Aiken Technical CollegeSC | $44,956 | $69,917 | $81,881 | -38% |
| 11 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $47,460 | $66,937 | $96,190 | -41% |
| 12 | University of Montana (The)MT | $37,592 | $58,114 | $73,728 | -48% |
| 13 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $37,935 | $44,849 | — | -60% |
| 14 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $30,170 | $34,840 | $40,146 | -69% |
| 15 | Victoria CollegeTX | $79,368 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $70,441 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $49,399 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $38,623 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $69,727 | $96,257 | $96,105 | — |
| 2 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $44,398 | $48,144 | — | — |
| 3 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $50,767 | — | — | — |
| 4 | University of Montana (The)MT | $40,342 | — | — | — |