Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median227 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
Ranked 75th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,431
middle 50%: $36,215 – $60,361
Median · 5 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $40,113 – $75,752
Median · 10 years out
$71,649
middle 50%: $59,848 – $86,086
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 certificate holders earn a $49k median salary in year one. Earnings reach $72k by year ten.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,397 total interest
Same major at other universities
State Fair Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$90,989 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$83,306 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,129 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,058 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$63,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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