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Associate-5% vs national median36 grads tracked

Education, General at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Ranked 25th of 41 associate programs in Education, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$21,101
middle 50%: $16,882 – $32,492
Median · 5 years out
$42,214
middle 50%: $31,721 – $48,334
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education, General (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5's associate program in Education, General earn a median $21,101 one year after graduating, rising to $42,214 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $44,359 for this field, ranking 25th of 41 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
11.8 yrs
≈ $14,592 total interest

Same major at other universities

Empire State University
$43,670 · 5 yrs out
Connors State College
$43,609 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$41,605 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$41,314 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$41,174 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$68,782 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,683 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,817 · 5 yrs out

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