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Associate0% vs national median110 grads tracked

Industrial Engineering at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 3rd of 3 associate programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,855
middle 50%: $33,617 – $75,158
Median · 5 years out
$74,186
middle 50%: $56,524 – $89,668
Median · 10 years out
$88,374
middle 50%: $67,797 – $108,403

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Engineering (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's associate program in Industrial Engineering earn a median $49,855 one year after graduating, rising to $88,374 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $74,186 for this field, ranking 3rd of 3 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,541 total interest

Same major at other universities

Manchester Community College
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$86,367 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out

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