Mechatronics Associate Degree (AAS) | 2026

Updated September 2, 2026 | TradeCareerPath Editorial Team

Quick answer: A mechatronics associate degree (AAS) is the two-year credential most programs in this field award. It is typically two years full-time, often hybrid rather than fully online, and maps to electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologist work at a median of $73,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

This page is the associate tier. The mechatronics and robotics degree hub covers the field. The bachelor’s and master’s pages cover the four-year and graduate rungs. The mechatronics technician trade guide is the occupation path.

Colleges Offering This Degree

We do not have campus-based schools on record for this exact area right now. School availability changes as programs open and close, and many programs in this field enroll online - see the main program page for options that are not tied to your location. Know a school we missed? Tell us.

What the AAS Usually Covers

Expect PLCs (ladder logic and structured text), industrial robotics, sensors, drives and motion control, hydraulics and pneumatics, industrial networking, and mechanical fundamentals. If you already work as a millwright, industrial maintenance technician or CNC machinist, a share of the mechanical coursework is review.

Where the program is engineering technology, confirm ABET-ETAC accreditation. Institutional accreditation is separate and matters for credit transfer, which the receiving school decides.

Pay, Without Inflating the Title

The coded occupation this associate is built around, electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians, has a national median of $73,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Job titles such as mechatronics engineer are real, but BLS has not assigned them a separate SOC, so this site does not publish an “engineer” wage for this credential.

Sources

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 17-3024
  • U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions 2024, CIP 15.0407 and 14.4201

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