Certificate (1-2 years)+22% vs national median280 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
Ranked 17th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,487
middle 50%: $31,485 – $77,273
Median · 5 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $46,663 – $109,070
Median · 10 years out
$86,367
middle 50%: $54,757 – $119,554
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering technology certificate holders start with a median of $48k. Earnings grow to $73k after five years and $86k after ten years.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,719 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$79,564 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$75,884 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$71,482 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$71,115 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$107,621 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$106,266 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$99,319 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$98,298 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$98,055 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$98,036 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,685 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,650 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$89,687 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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