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Associate-7% vs national median139 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14

Ranked 106th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,830
middle 50%: $31,136 – $53,785
Median · 5 years out
$53,604
middle 50%: $44,030 – $66,514
Median · 10 years out
$64,226
middle 50%: $50,831 – $84,400

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 Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $41,830 one year after graduating, rising to $64,226 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 106th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,664 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indian Hills Community College
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$53,397 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$53,219 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,184 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,079 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$52,005 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$50,255 · 5 yrs out

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