Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University is a public college in Houghton, MI. Its average net price is $13,446 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000Not published
$30,001 to $48,000$1,188
$48,001 to $75,000$5,282
$75,001 to $110,000$12,038
$110,001 and up$23,346
$19,982Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$44,878Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,446Average Net Price
$14,142Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$2,799Other Expenses
25.1%Students on Pell Grants
45.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

92.4%Acceptance Rate
570 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$72,314
8 years after entry$78,351
10 years after entry$84,681
70.0%Graduation Rate
88.8%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Houghton, MILocation
Remote townSetting
5,955Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$34,374 National median for this major n=1,637Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,347 Small program - rough guide n=60$23,252 Small program - rough guide n=60
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemical Engineering$84,271 n=115$27,000 n=100
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$73,902 Small program - rough guide n=89$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=80
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$81,654 Small program - rough guide n=87$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=79
Computer Science$81,692 Small program - rough guide n=96$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=74
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=39
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,223 n=130$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=97
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$75,335 National median for this major n=717Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$66,409 Small program - rough guide n=37$23,975 Small program - rough guide n=49
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Forestry$46,339 National median for this major n=1,230Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Geological/Geophysical Engineering$67,287 National median for this major n=148Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Biology$36,711 National median for this major n=1,167Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,271 n=299$24,250 n=239
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,885 Small program - rough guide n=64Not published
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$80,555 National median for this major n=425Not published
Mining and Mineral Engineering$84,934 National median for this major n=169Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Surveying Engineering$64,206 National median for this major n=63Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905Not published

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