Associate-2% vs national median160 grads tracked
Engineering at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 61st of 104 associate programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,452
middle 50%: $22,839 – $52,031
Median · 5 years out
$75,689
middle 50%: $55,261 – $90,366
Median · 10 years out
$98,592
middle 50%: $82,142 – $116,930
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering associate degree holders start with a median salary of $35k. Earnings grow to $99k by the ten-year mark.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,657 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jefferson Community College
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$76,747 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$76,611 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$76,435 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$75,771 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$75,067 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Metropolitan Community College
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
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