Undergraduate Certificates in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 47% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of mechanic & repair technologies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 45,124 people earned their undergraduate certificate in mechanic & repair technologies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in mechanic & repair technologies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate	45,124
Basic Certificate	38,070
Associate Degree	22,294
Bachelor’s Degree	222
Master’s Degree	27
Graduate Certificate	3
Doctor’s Degree	1

Earnings of Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in mechanic & repair technologies is $32,040. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $27,441 and the high is $36,541.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in mechanic & repair technologies is $9,500. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $13,000 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,625.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $106.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in mechanic & repair technologies. About 94.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	42,476
Women	2,648

The racial-ethnic distribution of mechanic & repair technologies undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,261
Black or African American	5,731
Hispanic or Latino	11,831
White	19,875
International Students	229
Other Races/Ethnicities	6,197

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	27,313
	12,175
	2,648
	1,814
	836

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to mechanic & repair technologies that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	71,513
	19,097
	18,563
	1,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Alfred Palmer under License

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