Associate-5% vs national median425 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Ridgewater College
Ranked 212th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,735
middle 50%: $43,413 – $73,744
Median · 5 years out
$64,019
middle 50%: $47,517 – $80,634
Median · 10 years out
$65,194
middle 50%: $47,119 – $77,273
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
Ridgewater College graduates in Engineering-Related Technologies earn a median of $56k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $65k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,537 total interest
Same major at other universities
James A. Rhodes State College
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$64,102 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$63,942 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$63,742 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ridgewater College
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$70,019 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
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