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After Applied Tech: graduation, pay and debt

Sunset Hills, Missouri · Public · 152 undergrads

The typical student earns $56,508 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,750 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$56.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$14.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
28%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
51%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$57,854
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,322
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,508
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
67%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$14,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$14,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
28%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
28%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers