Best Quality Control and Safety Technology Programs (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 17 Quality Control and Safety Technology programs in the United States by median earnings of Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing. Central Washington University leads the list with median earnings of $97,869 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the reported figure ranges from $97,869 to $58,535, with a median of $84,705.
All 17 programs on the list are at public institutions. Southeastern Oklahoma State University posts the lowest average net price at $8,039.
University of Houston-Downtown ranks 73rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA | $97,869 | $18,476 | $11,846 | 90.6% |
| Central Washington University reports median earnings of $97,869 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list. | |||||
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY | $92,289 | $11,040 | $8,591 | 77.6% |
| Eastern Kentucky University admits 78% of applicants and its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates earn a median of $92,289 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA | $91,742 | $20,787 | $14,565 | 86.2% |
| With an average net price of $20,787, Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranks 3rd on this list and its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates earn a median of $91,742 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL | $90,850 | $14,279 | $12,472 | 77.7% |
| Jacksonville State University ranks 303rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $90,850 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA | $90,257 | $16,804 | $12,364 | 90.8% |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania reports a median of $26,000 in federal loans among Quality Control and Safety Technology completers who borrowed, alongside median earnings of $90,257 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Keene State College · Keene, NH | $87,710 | $17,887 | $12,192 | 90.3% |
| Keene State College ranks 6th on this list, with median earnings of $87,710 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing and an admission rate of 90%. | |||||
| 7 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA | $84,783 | $19,608 | $12,555 | 71.5% |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania reports median earnings of $84,783 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 157 graduates. | |||||
| 8 | University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO | $84,738 | $14,462 | $10,965 | 63.8% |
| University of Central Missouri admits 64% of applicants and its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates earn a median of $84,738 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Murray State University · Murray, KY | $84,705 | $9,096 | $6,242 | 85.7% |
| Murray State University reports an average net price of $9,096, and its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates earn a median of $84,705 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA | $83,039 | $13,154 | $10,507 | 99.3% |
| Southeastern Louisiana University ranks 10th on this list, with median earnings of $83,039 for Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN | $82,303 | $10,873 | $6,455 | 80.8% |
| Indiana State University reports median earnings of $82,303 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, and a school-wide median federal debt of $24,000 across all borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · Whitewater, WI | $81,385 | $14,158 | $8,440 | 85.7% |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ranks 385th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $81,385 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI | $80,398 | $16,317 | $12,272 | 83.0% |
| Grand Valley State University reports median earnings of $80,398 for its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $16,317. | |||||
| 14 | Fairmont State University · Fairmont, WV | $74,806 | $9,032 | $8,434 | 98.6% |
| Fairmont State University admits 99% of applicants and its Quality Control and Safety Technology completers who borrowed left with a median federal debt of $25,527. | |||||
| 15 | Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK | $69,276 | $12,710 | $10,598 | 99.6% |
| Northeastern State University ranks 15th on this list, with 34 graduates in the earnings cohort and an average net price of $10,598 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 16 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, OK | $66,785 | $8,039 | $5,193 | 76.4% |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University sits 16th on the page and its Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing earned a median of $66,785. | |||||
| 17 | University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX | $58,535 | $10,542 | $9,439 | 90.0% |
| University of Houston-Downtown is on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions at 73rd, and its Quality Control and Safety Technology completers who borrowed left with a median federal debt of $34,208. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the United States appear. The figure covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. Central Washington University leads the list at $97,869, and the gap to second-ranked Eastern Kentucky University is $5,580. Across all 17 programs the median is $84,705, with a spread of $39,334 from $97,869 to $58,535.
Job market context in the United States
Graduates of Quality Control and Safety Technology programs in the United States enter occupations such as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, and Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. The median annual wage across those occupations is $57,052, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $46,733. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 2.3% higher, with 91,100 projected openings a year, or about 5,844 openings a year for every hundred graduates. That is more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the median earnings of Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates four years after completing, a different measure from the occupation-wide wages reported here.
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