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Associate+40% vs national median746 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Nicholls State University

Ranked 22nd of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$67,138
middle 50%: $43,047 – $98,092
Median · 5 years out
$94,148
middle 50%: $70,480 – $133,808
Median · 10 years out
$140,763
middle 50%: $102,435 – $184,158

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Nicholls State University's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $67,138 one year after graduating, rising to $140,763 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 40% above the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 22nd of 378 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,890 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Oklahoma College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Mesabi Range College
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$94,197 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$93,118 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$90,338 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$90,151 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Nicholls State University

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$104,520 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,148 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,873 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,283 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$88,977 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$75,281 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$72,793 · 5 yrs out

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