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Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median110 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 50th of 139 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$68,098
middle 50%: $42,776 – $89,069
Median · 5 years out
$64,628
middle 50%: $52,636 – $85,664
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $68,098 one year after graduating, rising to $64,628 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $59,353 for this field, ranking 50th of 139 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
5.4 yrs
≈ $5,554 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Iowa Tech Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$65,106 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$64,645 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out

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