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What can you do with a
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians degree?

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
2.8 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$36k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$80,986
Typical debt
$33,106
4-yr net cost
$65,564
Monthly loan payment
$377/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

5 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$129,642
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testerscommon
AI risk 52 → 88 future · +10.0% demand
$102,000
Computer Programmersstretch
AI risk 75 → 95 future · -6.0% demand
$93,836
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Techniciansleap
AI risk 2 → 41 future · +0.6% demand
$79,000
Non-Destructive Testing Specialistsleap
AI risk 0 → 29 future · +1.5% demand
$67,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.