Madison Area Technical College

Madison, Wisconsin · Public

Of 38 assessed programs, 36 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 75 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,920
$30k to $48k	$12,403
$48k to $75k	$14,692
$75k to $110k	$17,280
$110k and up	$19,245
All families (average)	$14,238

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

38 of 113 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,069	+$13,498	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	489
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$50,870	+$13,299	clears the bar	$12,750	1.0 yrs	408
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,707	+$27,136	clears the bar	$9,000	0.3 yrs	268
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$80,118	+$42,547	clears the bar	$19,874	0.5 yrs	165
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,408	+$14,837	clears the bar	$9,500	0.6 yrs	91
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,022	+$19,451	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Design	Associate's Degree	$47,515	+$9,944	clears the bar	$12,120	1.2 yrs	76
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$54,876	+$17,305	clears the bar	$16,500	1.0 yrs	76
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,160	+$9,589	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,022	+$6,451	clears the bar	$16,500	2.6 yrs	54
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,677	+$41,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$64,982	+$27,411	clears the bar	$17,678	0.6 yrs	51
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	$80,056	+$42,485	clears the bar	$13,149	0.3 yrs	49
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,109	+$25,538	clears the bar	$9,000	0.4 yrs	48
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$63,865	+$26,294	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	47
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$60,863	+$23,292	clears the bar	$13,375	0.6 yrs	46
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,371	+$7,800	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,419	-$152	falls short	$14,250	insufficient data	40
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$48,787	+$11,216	clears the bar	$16,001	1.4 yrs	40
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$72,145	+$34,574	clears the bar	$14,407	0.4 yrs	35
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,206	+$6,635	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,540	+$15,969	clears the bar	$9,500	0.6 yrs	31
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$41,811	+$4,240	clears the bar	$14,250	3.4 yrs	29
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,022	+$1,451	clears the bar	$8,875	6.1 yrs	29
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	$56,326	+$18,755	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,119 1-year earnings	-$8,452	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$69,759	+$32,188	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,573	+$11,002	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$43,977	+$6,406	clears the bar	$10,936	1.7 yrs	21
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$48,479	+$10,908	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$37,970	+$399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$44,820	+$7,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$65,303	+$27,732	clears the bar	$14,462	0.5 yrs	14
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$51,279	+$13,708	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$44,946	+$7,375	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$42,667	+$5,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$59,588	+$22,017	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$64,565	+$26,994	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Mechanization	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Forestry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Housing and Human Environments	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health-Related Knowledge and Skills	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.