Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Oklahoma State's Electrical Engineering Technology program produces graduates earning $78,417 their first year—roughly $11,000 above the national median for this degree. That 95th percentile national ranking looks impressive, though the picture gets murkier when you realize only two Oklahoma schools offer this program, and the small sample size (fewer than 30 graduates) means a few outlier salaries could be skewing the numbers significantly.

The $26,220 median debt translates to a manageable 0.33 debt-to-earnings ratio, meaning graduates owe about four months of their first-year salary. That's solid compared to many technical programs. However, with debt at the 66th percentile nationally, students here are borrowing more than about two-thirds of their peers at other schools—not terrible, but not exemplary either given the strong earnings.

The real uncertainty here is the limited data. With so few graduates tracked, you're essentially betting that your child's experience will mirror a very small group's outcomes. If those strong earnings reflect genuine program quality and industry connections in Oklahoma's energy and aerospace sectors, this could be worth it. But if they're just statistical noise from a handful of high performers, the picture could look different for your student. The accessible 71% admission rate suggests this isn't a highly selective program filtering for only top students, which actually makes those earnings more credible as reflecting typical outcomes.