Associate+12% vs national median294 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Ranked 31st of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,101
middle 50%: $41,319 – $60,866
Median · 5 years out
$62,688
middle 50%: $49,490 – $74,427
Median · 10 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $57,867 – $87,772
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Vehicle Maintenance graduates earn $51k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $72k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,006 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cedar Valley College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$61,531 · 5 yrs out
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$93,359 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$72,839 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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$70,057 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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