-15%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Michigan Technological University fell 15% between 2006 and 2009 (25.7% → 21.9%).
Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan. 5,829 undergraduate students. 181 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Michigan Technological University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Michigan Technological University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Michigan Technological University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($38.1k → $43.0k).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Michigan Technological University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($17.0k → $19.1k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Michigan
Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$78,198+12% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167$69,672
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry68.7%+13% · '97→'24
Michigan median 57.1%$20,500+159% · '97→'20
At program completion5,829+9% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS87.7%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time87.9%+1% · '01→'24
latest cohort$18,392+310% · '00→'24
out-of-state $41,340SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $20,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,198 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+310%
Michigan Technological University · in-state tuition rose
$4,666 → $19,123
+283%
Michigan Technological University · out-of-state tuition rose
$11,222 → $42,988
+159%
Michigan Technological University · median debt rose
$9,646 → $24,990
-100%
Michigan Technological University · cohort default rate fell
3.1% → 0.0%
+28%
Michigan Technological University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$61,000 → $78,198
+35%
Michigan Technological University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$56,000 → $75,629
+34%
Michigan Technological University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$52,000 → $69,672
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$106,432Computer Engineering.$105,712Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$101,711Mechanical Engineering.$101,287Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$100,565Chemical Engineering.$95,207Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$94,268Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$91,410Mechanical Engineering.$90,615Civil Engineering.$85,677Civil Engineering.$85,298Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$84,118Materials Engineering$81,891Mathematics.$80,141Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.$77,977Business Administration, Management and Operations.$76,798Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$63,723Marketing.$62,635Forestry.$61,635Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$60,932Biology, General.$45,588Psychology, General.$41,654
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
Mechanical Engineering.$90,615Mechanical Engineering.$101,287Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$100,565Chemical Engineering.$95,207Civil Engineering.$85,298Computer Engineering.$105,712Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$94,268Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.$77,977Materials Engineering$81,891Civil Engineering.$85,677Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$101,711
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Michigan Technological University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,115,999
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 5
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,202
- HS-only baseline · MI
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 14
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Michigan
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Michigan Technological University graduates earn $X” — not “Michigan Technological University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Michigan Technological University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.