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Certificate (under 1 year)+32% vs national median84 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Ranked 20th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$67,426
middle 50%: $54,993 – $85,664
Median · 5 years out
$82,479
middle 50%: $66,619 – $107,201
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Purdue University Fort Wayne's certificate (under 1 year) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $67,426 one year after graduating, rising to $82,479 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $62,462 for this field, ranking 20th of 191 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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,106 total interest

Same major at other universities

Panola College
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$84,030 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$83,885 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$82,718 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$82,551 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Uintah Basin Technical College
$79,359 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$78,372 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out

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