Surveying technology is a program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the delineation, determination, planning and positioning of land tracts, land and water boundaries, land contours and features; and the preparation of related maps, charts and reports. includes instruction in applied geodesy, computer graphics, photointerpretation, plane and geodetic surveying, mensuration, traversing, survey equipment operation and maintenance, instrument calibration, and basic cartography.
Highlights
School with the highest reported median starting salary ($58K) with a Associate's Degree: Hennepin Technical College
Surveying technology majors work in these careers, which are sized by percentage of majors in the career (at least 1%) and colored by the predominant level of education.
Have completions for a specialized program in engineering technologies changed over time? Increasing completions may mean you'll likely have an easier time finding a school that offers this degree, with the opposite being true as well.
Recommended careers for those with a degree in a specialized program in engineering technologies
Following are the jobs recommended for those who study Specialized Program in Engineering Technologies (which combines 18 programs). These are listed in order of highest nationwide employment.
Recommended Careers for a specialized program in engineering technologies majors
Is this degree preparing you for a career with a salary you want? Are there lots of openings in the near future? The Department of Education suggests these careers as a starting list, and Ididio hopes that if the career you're most interested in doesn't appear here, you will head over to our Career Explorer and learn more about paths to your best career.
Explore schools that offer surveying technology degrees and certificates
You can use this table to find schools that offer this program based on location and program level offered. Each entry goes to a school page similar to this one with all our information about that school.
Understanding the columns
The school list includes a few facts about each school that give you an
idea of the educational quality each school might offer:
Student-Faculty Ratio: A small number of students per full-time instructor
suggests individual attention for each student and an up-to-date curriculum.
Satisfaction Rate: A high percentage of returning first-year students
should correlate with satisfaction (schools call this their retention rate).
Repayment Rate: A high repayment rate means most alumni earn enough
to make progress repaying loans within 7 years of leaving.
We also show the total enrollment for the school as measured by
full-time-equivalent (FTE) students enrolled annually.
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Careers for a specialized program in engineering technologies majors
a specialized program in engineering technologies is part of a larger collection of programs: Engineering and Science Technologies. Is there a different program that's close to a specialized program in engineering technologies that might be a better match for your interests? You can use this table to see a little about the programs that fall under this umbrella. If you click on any of the table headers, that will sort the table by that column, or click on a row and see Ididio's profile for that program.
For a specialized program in engineering technologies graduates, men have a 23% higher median salary than women, This is high: 66% of programs have graduates with lower salary inequities.
Here is an overview of race/origin for all surveying technology graduates from this last academic year. We found a lower percentage of international graduates than in 55% of other programs.