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Associate+26% vs national median1,883 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Lamar Institute of Technology

Ranked 41st of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,784
middle 50%: $37,926 – $75,333
Median · 5 years out
$84,389
middle 50%: $58,604 – $123,139
Median · 10 years out
$109,416
middle 50%: $71,964 – $147,020

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

Graduates of Lamar Institute of Technology's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $52,784 one year after graduating, rising to $109,416 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 26% above the national median of $67,142 for this field, ranking 41st of 378 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,964 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Bloomington
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$86,103 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Hazleton
$86,016 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$84,700 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$84,434 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$83,615 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - York
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$81,941 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lamar Institute of Technology

Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$128,852 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$128,852 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$109,866 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$102,395 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,271 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$82,000 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$80,994 · 5 yrs out

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