Houghton, Michigan · Public
Geological/Geophysical Engineering at Michigan Technological University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 30 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~30
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 92.4%
- Graduation rate
- 68.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,182/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $56,728
- Median debt
- $24,990
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $78,198/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 18 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,470 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,038 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 11% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 3.9% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.6% reported share · $10,892 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.1% reported share · $17,354 net B 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · 0.0% reported share · $16,778 net B 
University of Mississippi University, MS · 0.6% reported share · $13,314 net B 
University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · 0.2% reported share · $15,927 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological/Geophysical Engineering accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Michigan Technological University, which is bigger than 61% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 30 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Michigan Technological University's average net price is $14,182 per year, about $56,728 over four years. That is $3,470 below the $17,652 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $78,198 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,038 above the $69,160 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Michigan Technological University #2 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.