Industrial Technology/Technician Programs in the Northeast
Updated
Regional list from Top Industrial Technology/Technician Programs by Earnings
This page ranks the 6 Industrial Technology/Technician programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. SUNY Buffalo State University leads the list with median earnings of $98,018 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $98,018 to $63,997, with a median of $77,116. For 1 of the 6 programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Every program on the list is at a public institution. Farmingdale State College posts the lowest average net price, at $10,867, and also holds the best Azimuth composite rank, placing 128th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Pennsylvania Western University admits 94% of applicants, the highest admission rate on the page.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NY | $98,018 | $11,346 | $7,405 | 73.0% |
| SUNY Buffalo State University reports median earnings of $98,018 for its Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list. | |||||
| 2 | Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY | $78,267 | $10,867 | $4,933 | 63.3% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed at Farmingdale State College left with a median of $14,718 in federal loans, and the school ranks 128th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 3 | Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA | $77,401 | $18,256 | $13,944 | 94.3% |
| Pennsylvania Western University admits 94% of applicants and shows an average net price of $18,256. | |||||
| 4 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA | $76,831 | $20,787 | $14,565 | 86.2% |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranks 4th on this list, with median earnings of $76,831 for its Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Fitchburg State University · Fitchburg, MA | $66,707 | $14,262 | $10,204 | 86.9% |
| Fitchburg State University posts an average net price of $10,204 for families earning under $30,000, and its Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing earn a median of $66,707. | |||||
| 6 | Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT | $63,997 | $16,857 | $13,589 | 73.3% |
| Central Connecticut State University reports median earnings of $63,997 for its Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 73%. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Industrial Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The earnings figures cover federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 1 of the 6 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. SUNY Buffalo State University leads Farmingdale State College by $19,751 in median earnings, and the spread from the top to the bottom of the list is $34,021.
Job market context in the Northeast
Industrial Technology/Technician graduates in the Northeast enter occupations such as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, and Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians. The median annual wage across those occupations is $62,665; a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $53,069. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 2.0% higher, with 6,780 projected openings a year, or about 3,626 openings a year for every hundred graduates, meaning more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, not the occupation-wide wages described here.
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