Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?
National picture across 27 reporting college programs.
Personal baseline needed
$56,635 in median year-4 earnings
A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.
$56,635Median year-4 earnings
$10,900Average institution net-price context
$10,244Median federal debt
Observed national outcomes
$56,635Median reported earnings · year 4
$53,843Average reported earnings · year 5
$10,244Median federal debt
62thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
27Reporting programs
26With year-4 earnings
The same field can produce a different equation.
Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.
CURRENT VIEW
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $56,635
- Federal debt
- $10,244
- Reporting programs
- 27
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $73,951
- Federal debt
- $13,500
- Reporting programs
- 42
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $81,404
- Federal debt
- $24,250
- Reporting programs
- 55
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $86,133
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 4
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$45,441National median$56,63575th percentile$61,718
26 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1Antelope Valley Community College District$80,3632Grand Rapids Community College$76,2163Ivy Tech Community College$73,1604Cincinnati State Technical and Community College$72,5675University of Central Missouri$72,4176Lone Star College System$71,6647Hennepin Technical College$70,4398Texas State Technical College$61,7189Wake Technical Community College$61,06010Goodwin University$57,332Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherSOC 17-3029 · 5 crosswalk linksIndustrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3026 · 3 crosswalk linksElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3023 · 1 crosswalk linksSemiconductor Processing TechniciansSOC 51-9141 · 1 crosswalk linksWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersSOC 51-4121 · 1 crosswalk links
Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | ROI status | Cost context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antelope Valley Community College DistrictUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Lancaster, CA | $80,363 | $10,280 | Baseline needed | $3,860 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Grand Rapids, MI | $76,216 | $11,500 | Baseline needed | $8,621 |
| 3 | Ivy Tech Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Indianapolis, IN | $73,160 | $10,245 | Baseline needed | $7,258 |
| 4 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Cincinnati, OH | $72,567 | Not available | Baseline needed | $4,968 |
| 5 | University of Central MissouriUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Warrensburg, MO | $72,417 | $23,875 | Baseline needed | $14,462 |
| 6 | Lone Star College SystemUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | The Woodlands, TX | $71,664 | Not available | Baseline needed | $11,252 |
| 7 | Hennepin Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Brooklyn Park, MN | $70,439 | Not available | Baseline needed | $10,272 |
| 8 | Texas State Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Waco, TX | $61,718 | $9,500 | Baseline needed | $13,508 |
| 9 | Wake Technical Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Raleigh, NC | $61,060 | $21,581 | Baseline needed | $8,759 |
| 10 | Goodwin UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | East Hartford, CT | $57,332 | $5,500 | Baseline needed | $29,249 |
| 11 | Connecticut State Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | New Britain, CT | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | $11,513 |
| 12 | Stark State CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | North Canton, OH | $53,787 | Not available | Baseline needed | $5,986 |
| 13 | Danville Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Danville, VA | $51,968 | Not available | Baseline needed | $6,669 |
| 14 | Crowder CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Neosho, MO | $50,650 | Not available | Baseline needed | $9,023 |
| 15 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Springfield, MO | $45,441 | Not available | Baseline needed | $6,936 |
| 16 | Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Paterson, NJ | $44,708 | $10,243 | Baseline needed | $22,148 |
| 17 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Wichita, KS | $43,482 | $6,887 | Baseline needed | $8,805 |
| 18 | Stautzenberger College-MaumeeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Maumee, OH | $41,909 | Not available | Baseline needed | $21,756 |
| 19 | Houston City CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Houston, TX | $41,545 | Not available | Baseline needed | $5,737 |
| 20 | Laurel Technical InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Uniontown, PA | $35,433 | Not available | Baseline needed | $7,825 |
| 21 | Pine Technical & Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Pine City, MN | $19,449 | Not available | Baseline needed | $12,798 |
| 22 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Kansas City, MO | Not available | $9,089 | Baseline needed | $8,398 |
| 23 | Asnuntuck Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 24 | Manchester Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 25 | Three Rivers Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 26 | Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
| 27 | Quinebaug Valley Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma | , | $56,635 | Not available | Baseline needed | Not available |
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.