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Associate0% vs national median54 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7

Ranked 69th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,441
middle 50%: $34,421 – $65,986
Median · 5 years out
$58,065
middle 50%: $43,820 – $77,044
Median · 10 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $55,464 – $86,717

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 7's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $50,441 one year after graduating, rising to $71,899 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 69th 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?

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
≈ $7,350 total interest

Same major at other universities

Three Rivers Community College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$59,077 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$57,805 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$57,514 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$91,075 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$89,939 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,036 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$87,416 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$70,489 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,928 · 5 yrs out

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