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Associate+7% vs national median116 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other at West Virginia University - Parkersburg

Ranked 10th of 21 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,347
middle 50%: $27,746 – $67,887
Median · 5 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $44,644 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
$85,364
middle 50%: $59,550 – $120,228

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of West Virginia University - Parkersburg's associate program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other earn a median $43,347 one year after graduating, rising to $85,364 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $59,848 for this field, ranking 10th of 21 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,635 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cuyahoga Community College
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$75,006 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$56,312 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at West Virginia University - Parkersburg

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Mechanics and Repairers, General (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$68,321 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$68,321 · 5 yrs out

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