Which Ivy Tech Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $6,810 in federal loans, the lowest among 32 Ivy Tech Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Ivy Tech Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,154 a year, and $9,935 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $7,258 a year.

How many Ivy Tech Community College programs report graduate pay?

32 associate's programs and 21 certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College report first-year pay, and 51 of them also report federal debt.

Ivy Tech Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Indianapolis, IN
58,267 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

32 Ivy Tech Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Plumbing pays the most in the first year ($82,191), and Teacher Education the least ($26,298). The median program pays $39,133. Ivy Tech Community College also has 21 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,154Per year. Out-of-state $9,935

Average net price after aid$7,258Per year

Graduation rate41%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 32 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	PlumbingAbout 92 graduates a year	$82,191	$90,060	$7,427	1st of 1
2	Electrician TrainingAbout 228 graduates a year	$80,734	$91,485	$10,262	1st of 2
3	NursingAbout 1,326 graduates a year	$65,738	$70,463	$18,000	2nd of 4
4	HVACAbout 79 graduates a year	$57,323	$45,414	$7,250	1st of 1
5	Industrial TechnologyAbout 238 graduates a year	$56,633	$63,856	$11,000	2nd of 2
6	Welding and MachiningAbout 139 graduates a year	$56,292	$67,339	$6,810	1st of 2
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 366 graduates a year	$55,499	$59,335	$13,892	2nd of 5
8	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$54,852	$70,603	$12,125	1st of 2
9	Information ScienceAbout 132 graduates a year	$54,649	$50,048	$13,475	1st of 1
10	Construction Finishing and InspectionAbout 63 graduates a year	$51,303	$70,437	$7,000	1st of 1
11	CarpentryAbout 253 graduates a year	$51,104	$88,474	$9,125	1st of 1
12	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$49,712	$49,217	$17,024	1st of 1
13	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 86 graduates a year	$46,036	$50,344	$14,000	1st of 2
14	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 232 graduates a year	$41,560	$49,601	$12,567	1st of 1
15	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$41,467	$50,507	$12,151	1st of 1
16	AgricultureAbout 78 graduates a year	$39,261	$50,727	$7,125	1st of 1
17	Business AdministrationAbout 818 graduates a year	$39,005	$43,710	$11,686	3rd of 4
18	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 82 graduates a year	$38,670	$49,082	$8,000	3rd of 3
19	Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$37,506	Not reported	$13,219	2nd of 3
20	AccountingAbout 223 graduates a year	$36,241	$41,011	$13,292	3rd of 4
21	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 248 graduates a year	$35,603	$35,953	$13,857	5th of 7
22	Paralegal StudiesAbout 51 graduates a year	$34,981	$39,293	$14,280	2nd of 2
23	Criminal JusticeAbout 180 graduates a year	$34,299	$43,079	$11,193	5th of 5
24	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 209 graduates a year	$32,050	$35,841	$15,246	1st of 1
25	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 229 graduates a year	$29,954	$36,462	$14,133	1st of 1
26	Office AdministrationAbout 66 graduates a year	$27,965	$33,702	$11,946	1st of 1
27	Hospitality ManagementAbout 81 graduates a year	$27,031	$33,454	$16,500	1st of 2
28	EducationAbout 159 graduates a year	$26,848	$37,266	$10,874	1st of 1
29	PsychologyAbout 227 graduates a year	$26,688	Not reported	$10,239	1st of 1
30	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 114 graduates a year	$26,602	$30,514	$12,710	2nd of 2
31	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,438 graduates a year	$26,524	$37,290	$11,000	4th of 5
32	Teacher EducationAbout 170 graduates a year	$26,298	$27,832	$12,895	1st of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Indiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Indiana programs in the field do too.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 21 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 88 graduates a year	$73,452	Not reported	$9,500	1st of 1
2	Industrial TechnologyAbout 275 graduates a year	$63,796	$61,840	$10,245	1st of 1
3	Practical NursingAbout 3,131 graduates a year	$50,081	$58,478	$14,317	1st of 2
4	Information ScienceAbout 123 graduates a year	$46,815	Not reported	$12,106	1st of 1
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 787 graduates a year	$41,767	$54,333	$6,387	1st of 2
6	HVACAbout 314 graduates a year	$41,270	$51,725	$5,940	1st of 1
7	Human ResourcesAbout 184 graduates a year	$41,237	$38,838	$14,054	2nd of 2
8	Business AdministrationAbout 2,270 graduates a year	$38,291	$39,969	$10,125	3rd of 3
9	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 677 graduates a year	$37,317	$47,148	$7,000	3rd of 4
10	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 223 graduates a year	$36,178	$39,937	$11,885	1st of 1
11	Health Aides and AttendantsAbout 165 graduates a year	$33,802	$34,060	Not reported	1st of 1
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 350 graduates a year	$33,463	$39,943	$17,237	2nd of 2
13	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 2,194 graduates a year	$32,398	$33,517	$10,596	1st of 2
14	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1,013 graduates a year	$28,240	$34,596	$13,201	2nd of 2
15	Office AdministrationAbout 133 graduates a year	$26,926	$30,238	Not reported	1st of 1
16	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 70 graduates a year	$26,705	$38,327	$11,222	1st of 1
17	Teacher EducationAbout 362 graduates a year	$26,304	$23,276	$15,000	1st of 1
18	AccountingAbout 447 graduates a year	$23,271	$38,525	$8,333	1st of 1
19	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 182 graduates a year	$23,166	$39,383	$11,302	2nd of 2
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 5,567 graduates a year	$22,188	$38,582	$9,052	4th of 4
21	Massage TherapyAbout 52 graduates a year	$21,614	Not reported	$10,886	2nd of 2

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Plumbing$82,191
Electrician Training$80,734
Nursing$65,738
HVAC$57,323
Industrial Technology$56,633

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$6,810
Construction Finishing and Inspection$7,000
Agriculture$7,125
HVAC$7,250
Plumbing$7,427

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,438 graduates a year
NursingAbout 1,326 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 818 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 366 graduates a year
CarpentryAbout 253 graduates a year

Common questions

Plumbing graduates earn a median of $82,191 in their first year, the most of 32 Ivy Tech Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Indiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels