by our College Data Analytics Team
[Vehicle Maintenance Repair Tech](/majors/mechanical-repair-technologies/vehicle-maintenance-repair-tech/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a vehicle maintenance repair tech degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where vehicle maintenance repair tech graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose vehicle maintenance repair tech graduates go on to earn the most.
Vincennes University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying vehicle maintenance repair tech schools in Indiana. Set in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public institution. Vehicle Maintenance Repair Tech graduates of Vincennes University earn a median of about $63,393 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Indianapolis earned it the #2 place for vehicle maintenance repair tech. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Indianapolis is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the vehicle maintenance repair tech program here go on to a median salary of roughly $50,246.
A rank of #3 makes Ivy Tech Community College one of the highest-paying schools for vehicle maintenance repair tech. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the vehicle maintenance repair tech program here go on to a median salary of roughly $47,338.
Lincoln College Of Technology Indianapolis came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying vehicle maintenance repair tech schools. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Lincoln College Of Technology Indianapolis is a private for-profit institution. Early-career vehicle maintenance repair tech graduates from Lincoln College Of Technology Indianapolis make a median of around $49,291 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries vehicle maintenance repair tech graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.