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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median194 grads tracked

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

Ranked 29th of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,325
middle 50%: $25,697 – $48,612
Median · 5 years out
$50,441
middle 50%: $35,986 – $65,282
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $38,325 one year after graduating, rising to $50,441 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 29th of 44 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,596 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$48,291 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$138,470 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$95,552 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$93,149 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,528 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$84,947 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,568 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out

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