Certificate (under 1 year)+18% vs national median266 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Navarro College
Ranked 39th of 191 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$59,729
middle 50%: $40,189 – $80,351
Median · 5 years out
$73,442
middle 50%: $51,772 – $99,192
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $52,636 – $112,807
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 certificate holders earn a $60k median in year one. Salaries increase to $73k after five years and $82k after ten years.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,841 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$73,712 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$73,578 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$72,384 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Navarro College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,519 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$74,346 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Associate)
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,598 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,302 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$63,029 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Certificate)
$63,029 · 5 yrs out
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