Certificate (1-2 years)+15% vs national median260 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
Ranked 34th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,422
middle 50%: $36,674 – $70,584
Median · 5 years out
$68,179
middle 50%: $53,243 – $86,191
Median · 10 years out
$75,158
middle 50%: $56,406 – $106,266
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 graduates earn a median of $52k in their first year. Salaries grow to $68k by year five and reach $75k 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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,607 total interest
Same major at other universities
Joliet Junior College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$67,646 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$67,373 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$66,937 · 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
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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,556 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,319 · 5 yrs out
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