Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, MS · Associate's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$35,706
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,498
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,895
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 39
Rank by pay
#1 of 39
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduates in drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Compares for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

All 39 colleges reporting drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY$72,530$69,034#3—
2CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$71,749$68,290#4—
3Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$67,913$71,606#2—
4Century College White Bear Lake, MN$67,478$64,456#12—
5Spokane Community College Spokane, WA$66,859$61,496#18—
6Austin Community College District Austin, TX$65,475$66,569#6$50,584
7Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$64,719$61,820#17$55,512
8Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI$64,565$67,183#5—
9Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE$63,776$65,915#9—
10Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS$63,498$77,043#1$35,706
11Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI$63,412$65,983#8$53,105
12San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX$63,403$64,462#11—
13Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN$63,030$60,207#20$49,539

Other Majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$83,543—#14 of 60
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$76,778$66,438#620 of 962
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$75,055$43,631#18 of 40
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$64,035—#20 of 34
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$52,804$41,228#511 of 560
Engineering$51,527—#53 of 53
Computer and Information Sciences$48,304—#94 of 122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$44,560—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,853$22,672#405 of 547
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$39,724—#54 of 160
Marketing$36,825$28,127#27 of 30
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$35,420—#8 of 21
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$35,310$21,260#871 of 947
Health and Medical Administrative Services$32,560$28,198#258 of 286
Criminal Justice and Corrections$32,460$28,817#422 of 426
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$32,296—#27 of 28
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services—$29,857—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$27,230—#58 of 58
Biology$26,429—#47 of 47
Culinary Arts and Related Services$23,960—#95 of 96
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$23,495$20,069#91 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,706 one year after graduating and $63,498 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College rank for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians?

Among 39 colleges reporting earnings for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians ($55,895), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.