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Associate+14% vs national median32 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College

Ranked 17th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,993
middle 50%: $23,771 – $112,807
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $46,777 – $82,142
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $54,993 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 17th of 159 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6 yrs
≈ $6,504 total interest

Same major at other universities

Weber State University
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$65,723 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$64,175 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,204 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,880 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,680 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$70,545 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$68,723 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$59,372 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$58,100 · 5 yrs out

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