Certificate (under 1 year)-15% vs national median627 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Grayson College
Ranked 156th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,957
middle 50%: $31,242 – $61,703
Median · 5 years out
$52,968
middle 50%: $37,621 – $71,170
Median · 10 years out
$64,161
middle 50%: $45,751 – $84,706
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering technology certificate graduates earn a median of $43k in year one. This figure rises to $64k by the tenth year.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,590 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rogue Community College
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$53,615 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$52,978 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
New River Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Grayson College
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$83,953 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$79,397 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,184 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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