Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median288 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
Ranked 58th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,902
middle 50%: $36,287 – $65,986
Median · 5 years out
$61,332
middle 50%: $47,952 – $78,123
Median · 10 years out
$70,298
middle 50%: $50,930 – $92,587
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
Ivy Tech Community College Engineering certificate holders earn $50k in year 1. Median earnings reach $70k by year 10.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,199 total interest
Same major at other universities
Monroe Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$60,800 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$60,404 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$90,862 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,548 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,805 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,615 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,234 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$60,059 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
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