Median earnings of precision metal working graduates (associate's degree) one year after graduation, at 47 colleges. National median: $49,355, rising to $56,801 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Ivy Tech Community College | IN | $69,427 | $75,002 | $5,900 |
| 2 | Hennepin Technical College | MN | $68,632 | $76,020 | $11,033 |
| 3 | Des Moines Area Community College | IA | $65,355 | $75,145 | — |
| 4 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | PA | $63,054 | $70,298 | $19,500 |
| 5 | Anoka Technical College | MN | $62,495 | $72,532 | — |
| 6 | Dunwoody College of Technology | MN | $60,388 | $70,886 | $12,000 |
| 7 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | KS | $57,475 | $53,564 | $7,625 |
| 8 | Green River College | WA | $56,806 | $68,699 | — |
| 9 | Hawkeye Community College | IA | $54,708 | — | — |
| 10 | Southeast Community College Area | NE | $54,590 | $63,811 | $9,417 |
| 11 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | PA | $54,231 | $68,071 | $12,000 |
| 12 | Metropolitan Community College Area | NE | $53,959 | $54,754 | — |
| 13 | State Technical College of Missouri | MO | $52,814 | $63,519 | $11,899 |
| 14 | Lake Area Technical College | SD | $52,506 | $51,201 | $11,000 |
| 15 | Ranken Technical College | MO | $52,485 | $68,297 | — |
| 16 | Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | OK | $52,182 | $55,612 | $16,000 |
| 17 | North Dakota State College of Science | ND | $51,827 | $61,509 | $12,000 |
| 18 | Gateway Community and Technical College | KY | $51,075 | — | — |
| 19 | Northern Wyoming Community College District | WY | $50,921 | $60,030 | — |
| 20 | York Technical College | SC | $50,774 | — | — |
| 21 | Vincennes University | IN | $50,612 | $64,198 | $9,000 |
| 22 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | KY | $50,559 | $56,801 | — |
| 23 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | KY | $49,657 | — | — |
| 24 | Texas State Technical College | TX | $49,355 | $57,743 | $9,168 |
| 25 | Grand Rapids Community College | MI | $48,498 | $63,350 | — |
| 26 | South Texas College | TX | $48,365 | $54,464 | — |
| 27 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | MN | $48,068 | $51,059 | — |
| 28 | Monroe Community College | NY | $48,005 | $60,068 | — |
| 29 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | KY | $47,019 | $50,530 | $7,842 |
| 30 | New Castle School of Trades | PA | $46,605 | $56,532 | — |
| 31 | Kirkwood Community College | IA | $46,467 | $55,888 | — |
| 32 | Austin Community College District | TX | $46,036 | $69,185 | — |
| 33 | Colorado Mesa University | CO | $45,968 | $56,832 | — |
| 34 | Pima Community College | AZ | $45,900 | $46,450 | — |
| 35 | College of Western Idaho | ID | $45,039 | $46,366 | — |
| 36 | Mohawk Valley Community College | NY | $44,669 | $60,081 | — |
| 37 | SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | NY | $44,512 | $52,635 | $12,000 |
| 38 | Ohio Technical College | OH | $44,302 | $53,428 | $7,667 |
| 39 | Gadsden State Community College | AL | $43,386 | — | — |
| 40 | Western Dakota Technical College | SD | $43,004 | $51,988 | $14,911 |
| 41 | Southern Technical College | FL | $42,625 | $40,511 | $20,000 |
| 42 | Maysville Community and Technical College | KY | $41,686 | — | — |
| 43 | Del Mar College | TX | $41,304 | $79,303 | — |
| 44 | Pueblo Community College | CO | $38,794 | $53,160 | — |
| 45 | Owensboro Community and Technical College | KY | $37,159 | — | — |
| 46 | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home | AR | $29,579 | — | — |
| 47 | Mech-Tech College | PR | $28,570 | $30,912 | — |
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 precision metal working graduates earn?
The median college reports $49,355 in earnings one year after a associate's degree in precision metal working and $56,801 four years after. The highest is $69,427 at Ivy Tech Community College.
How much student debt do precision metal working graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $11,899 at the typical college.