Houghton, Michigan · Public
Materials 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 112 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~112
- Schools with reported signal
- 110
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 110 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,463 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,458 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 22% 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 1.2% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 3.9% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.7% reported share · $9,873 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Materials Engineering accounts for 1.9% of reported programs at Michigan Technological University, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 3.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 112 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 $5,463 below the $19,645 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 $5,458 above the $72,740 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 #24 of 110 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.