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Associate-5% vs national median270 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 62nd of 82 associate programs in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,118
middle 50%: $35,553 – $61,293
Median · 5 years out
$64,578
middle 50%: $47,892 – $79,284
Median · 10 years out
$74,457
middle 50%: $59,422 – $90,071

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $49,118 one year after graduating, rising to $74,457 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $68,203 for this field, ranking 62nd of 82 reporting programs.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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
≈ $7,076 total interest

Same major at other universities

Owens Community College
$66,534 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$66,268 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$65,159 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBois
$63,305 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$62,372 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out

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