Certificate (1-2 years)+19% vs national median250 grads tracked
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
Ranked 10th of 32 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,399
middle 50%: $30,988 – $78,655
Median · 5 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $45,628 – $116,793
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $56,877 – $121,802
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Industrial Production Technologies graduates earn a median of $49k in their first year. Median compensation reaches $92k by the tenth year.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,644 total interest
Same major at other universities
Stark State College
$84,181 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$74,231 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$69,004 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$62,224 · 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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