Median earnings of drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates (associate's degree) one year after graduation, at 27 colleges. National median: $51,291, rising to $59,490 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | Hennepin Technical College | MN | $60,479 | $63,030 | — |
| 2 | Ridgewater College | MN | $56,493 | — | — |
| 3 | Fox Valley Technical College | WI | $56,137 | $69,654 | — |
| 4 | Lamar Institute of Technology | TX | $55,894 | — | — |
| 5 | Waukesha County Technical College | WI | $55,259 | $59,490 | — |
| 6 | College of Western Idaho | ID | $55,241 | $52,926 | — |
| 7 | Dunwoody College of Technology | MN | $54,944 | $64,719 | $12,000 |
| 8 | Minnesota State College Southeast | MN | $54,926 | $58,135 | — |
| 9 | Austin Community College District | TX | $53,795 | $65,475 | — |
| 10 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | MN | $53,268 | $60,100 | — |
| 11 | Northcentral Technical College | WI | $53,236 | $63,412 | — |
| 12 | Spokane Community College | WA | $52,922 | $66,859 | — |
| 13 | Metropolitan Community College Area | NE | $52,550 | — | — |
| 14 | State Technical College of Missouri | MO | $51,291 | $50,606 | $12,000 |
| 15 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | MN | $50,983 | $54,350 | — |
| 16 | Des Moines Area Community College | IA | $50,207 | $59,996 | — |
| 17 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | KS | $50,007 | $44,422 | — |
| 18 | Texas State Technical College | TX | $49,388 | $52,041 | — |
| 19 | Houston City College | TX | $49,232 | $60,458 | — |
| 20 | Ivy Tech Community College | IN | $48,605 | $53,556 | — |
| 21 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | PA | $48,073 | $54,615 | $12,000 |
| 22 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | KY | $45,666 | — | — |
| 23 | ITI Technical College | LA | $45,376 | $55,773 | $16,285 |
| 24 | South Louisiana Community College | LA | $45,236 | — | — |
| 25 | Ozarks Technical Community College | MO | $42,903 | $51,107 | — |
| 26 | Southern Maine Community College | ME | $40,988 | $58,532 | — |
| 27 | Central Carolina Technical College | SC | $35,115 | — | — |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates earn?
The median college reports $51,291 in earnings one year after a associate's degree in drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians and $59,490 four years after. The highest is $60,479 at Hennepin Technical College.
How much student debt do drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $12,000 at the typical college.