Associate0% vs national median197 grads tracked
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 75th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $28,753 – $56,505
Median · 5 years out
$57,514
middle 50%: $43,047 – $76,903
Median · 10 years out
$78,843
middle 50%: $56,492 – $104,924
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
Associate degree holders in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies at IPU Indianapolis earn $43,047 in their first year. The median salary reaches $78,843 after a decade.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,123 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tidewater Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$57,805 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$175,270 · 5 yrs out
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$174,318 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
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$122,022 · 5 yrs out
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