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Associate+3% vs national median115 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Lake Superior College

Ranked 57th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,912
middle 50%: $33,249 – $50,012
Median · 5 years out
$59,476
middle 50%: $47,574 – $73,075
Median · 10 years out
$70,870
middle 50%: $53,647 – $83,557

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Lake Superior College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,912 one year after graduating, rising to $70,870 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 57th of 159 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,914 total interest

Same major at other universities

St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$60,208 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$60,134 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$59,291 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$59,282 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Superior College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,378 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,037 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out

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