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# Michigan Technological University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do Michigan Technological University graduates earn?

The reported median is $84,560 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $27,259 per year.

Return for Michigan Technological University sits at the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Among federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled, the median four years after completion is $84,560.

That figure is in the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings sit $27,259 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $15,394 more than the model expects for similar students. That outcome is in the 92nd percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $13,738. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,656. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $11,000.

Earnings vary by field at Michigan Technological University, with earnings scenarios setting a broad range around the typical outcome. The downside earnings scenario is $66,808, and the upside scenario is $99,419; these are scenarios based on program mix, not observed groups.

Among large programs, Computer Science completers earn $105,428 four years after completion, Electrical Engineering completers earn $99,848, and Chemical Engineering completers earn $94,478. Those field figures help explain why the modeled range extends well beyond a single earnings result.

An estimated 23.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from program mix rather than observed enrollment. The four-year earnings measure covers graduates who are working and not enrolled, so it is a snapshot of those not continuing directly into graduate study.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$84,560

**Rank for difference from expectations**
92nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Michigan Technological University reported median**
$84,560

**Peer schools comparable schools · $27,259 below Michigan Technological University**
$57,301

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $15,394 below Michigan Technological University**
$69,166

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How many Michigan Technological University students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26

**Returned the following fall**
88.5%

**Completed within six years**
70.0%

**Pell recipients completed within six years**
56.6%

Source: Michigan Technological University Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention; B4–B11 six-year completion. Retention and completion follow different entering cohorts.

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $66,808 to $99,419, around the reported median of $84,560. Compare the lower scenario with [Michigan Technological University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/michigan-technological-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$66,808

**Median · reported**
$84,560

**Higher estimate**
$99,419

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Michigan Technological University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

Michigan Technological University graduates’ reported earnings are $15,394 above that expectation, the 92nd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Michigan Technological University caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$13,738

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
+$1,656

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
+$15,394

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Michigan Technological University report the highest earnings?

The program figures show a broad earnings range across these fields four years after completion. Computer Science sits at the higher end, with median earnings of $105,428 from 82 degrees awarded; [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #103 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Chemical Engineering records $94,478 from 88 degrees awarded and holds an Azimuth national rank of #66 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer Engineering also posts median earnings of $93,557 four years after completion, with 73 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #108 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

At a lower earnings level, Forestry reports $55,912 from 21 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #17 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The figures show distinct earnings levels across the listed fields.

Michigan Technological University has 15 ranked fields. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Engineering-Related Fields #11 nationally in its field; it awarded 21 degrees, and median earnings four years after completion were $93,993.

Azimuth ranks Materials Engineering #11 nationally in its field; it awarded 20 degrees and shows $92,070 in median earnings four years after completion. Forestry ranks #17 nationally with Azimuth, awarded 21 degrees, and has median earnings of $55,912 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management #18 nationally; 25 degrees were awarded and median earnings were $93,480 four years after completion. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians ranks #22 nationally, awarded 36 degrees, and reports $83,394 in median earnings four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Computer Science**
$105,428

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$99,848

**Chemical Engineering**
$94,478

**Engineering-Related Fields**
$93,993

**Computer Engineering**
$93,557

**Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management**
$93,480

**Materials Engineering**
$92,070

**Mechanical Engineering**
$88,860

[Explore Michigan Technological University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/michigan-technological-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program mix sets a broad modeled earnings range rather than a single outcome. The downside earnings scenario is $66,808, the typical scenario is $84,560, and the upside scenario is $99,419.

Computer Science at $105,428 four years after completion marks the high end, whereas Civil Engineering at $83,841 is the lowest among the largest programs. The spread shows that field choice matters.

Michigan Technological University posts median earnings of $84,560 four years after completion among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth puts that earnings measure in the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and the earnings cohort contains 1,448 completers.

Graduates earn about $15,394 more than the model expects for similar students. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the university’s median is above it by $27,259.

Earnings scenarios from the program mix place the downside at $66,808 and the upside at $99,419, with the typical scenario matching the observed median. An estimated 23.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The peer comparison and modeled range both frame earnings as a central strength.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).