Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan · Public

Of 25 assessed programs, 24 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 149 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$2,045
$30k to $48k	$3,373
$48k to $75k	$6,187
$75k to $110k	$12,813
$110k and up	$23,107
All families (average)	$14,182

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.

25 of 174 programs could be assessed 14% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Michigan high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,860	+$54,051	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	266
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,848	+$65,039	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	102
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,478	+$59,669	clears the bar	$23,875	0.4 yrs	88
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,428	+$70,619	clears the bar	$23,250	0.3 yrs	82
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$108,453	+$73,644	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,841	+$49,032	clears the bar	$24,625	0.5 yrs	77
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,557	+$58,748	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	73
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,916	+$49,107	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	63
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$76,857	+$42,048	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	44
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$83,394	+$48,585	clears the bar	$29,598	0.6 yrs	36
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$93,480	+$58,671	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	25
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$82,992	+$48,183	clears the bar	$19,750	0.4 yrs	25
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,271	+$38,462	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	24
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$55,912	+$21,103	clears the bar	$25,500	1.2 yrs	21
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$93,993	+$59,184	clears the bar	$27,875	0.5 yrs	21
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,388	+$15,579	clears the bar	$19,250	1.2 yrs	21
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,070	+$57,261	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	20
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$86,535	+$51,726	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$38,775	+$3,966	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,388	+$34,579	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	14
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$17,541 1-year earnings	-$17,268	falls short	$21,199	insufficient data	12
Forestry	Master's Degree	$45,971 1-year earnings	+$11,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,862	+$47,053	clears the bar	$23,198	0.5 yrs	6
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$60,266 1-year earnings	+$25,457	clears the bar	$28,000	1.1 yrs	6
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,373	+$39,564	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Energy Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental Geosciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Forestry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cognitive Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Surveying Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Archeology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Surveying Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cognitive Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Mechanics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Materials Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Manufacturing Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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 ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.