Associate-1% vs national median238 grads tracked
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Ranked 12th of 21 associate programs in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,855
middle 50%: $34,050 – $77,362
Median · 5 years out
$71,857
middle 50%: $51,600 – $88,240
Median · 10 years out
$84,610
middle 50%: $67,570 – $101,782
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Quality Control and Safety Technologies graduates at Ivy Tech earn a median of $50k in year one. This increases to $72k at five years and $85k 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,643 total interest
Same major at other universities
Odessa College
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$56,764 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,636 · 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
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$77,729 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$76,359 · 5 yrs out
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