Pittsburg, Kansas · Public
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Pittsburg State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 128 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~128
- Schools with reported signal
- 187
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.4%
- Graduation rate
- 56.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,784/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,136
- Median debt
- $18,969
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $50,579/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 187 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,344 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,430 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 3% of reported programs at Pittsburg State University, which is bigger than 81% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 128 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pittsburg State University's average net price is $15,784 per year, about $63,136 over four years. That is $3,344 above the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $50,579 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,430 above the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pittsburg State University #141 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.