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Associate+13% vs national median270 grads tracked

Engineering at Houston Community College

Ranked 4th of 104 associate programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $26,692 – $72,585
Median · 5 years out
$87,244
middle 50%: $70,489 – $106,801
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Houston Community College's associate program in Engineering earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $87,244 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $77,430 for this field, ranking 4th of 104 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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,549 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Plains College
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$87,221 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$86,929 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$84,400 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Houston Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$79,428 · 5 yrs out

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