Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, WI 12,024 Undergrads 33.0% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$17,359

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$9,112

After Aid

Median Earnings

$52,346

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,112

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$52,346

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate33.0%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients45.9%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time25.3%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS54.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$601k

+$210k

+$117k

Median Cost$9k/yr

+$593k

+$201k

+$109k

Full Cost$17k/yr

+$585k

+$194k

+$101k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$9k/yr

1284%

Full Cost$17k/yr

627%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1312%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return247%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$12,093

Earnings (4yr)

$48,624

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

+$69k

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

CertCIP: 5108

Median Debt

$8,652

Earnings (4yr)

$42,073

Natl Median: $34,272

Lifetime Value Added

-$2k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

CertCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,223

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

CertCIP: 4604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$53,190

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$117k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$33,909

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

-$99k

Carpenters

CertCIP: 4602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,835

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$45,820

Natl Median: $38,675

Lifetime Value Added

+$39k

Computer Programming

CertCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,556

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,774

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

+$71k

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

$9,500

Earnings (4yr)

$23,372

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$209k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$39,564

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$45,324

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

+$34k

Design and Applied Arts

CertCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$40,366

Natl Median: $36,116

Lifetime Value Added

-$20k

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

CertCIP: 5131

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,391

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$58,746

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

+$163k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,492

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,796

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

CertCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,211

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

CertCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,418

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

CertCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,001

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ground Transportation

CertCIP: 4902

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,118

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$18,491

Earnings (4yr)

$42,601

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

+$4k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

CertCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,148

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,199

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

CertCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$37,581

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

-$51k

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

CertCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,123

Natl Median: $45,242

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

Marketing

CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,757

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mason/Masonry

CertCIP: 4601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $23,948

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

CertCIP: 4605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,996

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$11,750

Earnings (4yr)

$66,214

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$250k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

$8,713

Earnings (4yr)

$59,516

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$183k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

CertCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,763

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Real Estate

CertCIP: 5215

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,762

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

CertCIP: 5219

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,127

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$37,902

Natl Median: $34,631

Lifetime Value Added

-$47k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

$5,750

Earnings (4yr)

$47,932

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

+$62k

Visual and Performing Arts, General

CertCIP: 5001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,600

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Woodworking

CertCIP: 4807

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,664

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$16,794

Earnings (4yr)

$48,517

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$17k

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,580

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$15,344

Earnings (4yr)

$79,842

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$308k

American Sign Language

AssocCIP: 1616

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,886

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

AssocCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$35,650

Natl Median: $35,660

Lifetime Value Added

-$120k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$17,045

Earnings (4yr)

$56,066

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$90k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,986

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,412

Natl Median: $64,519

Lifetime Value Added

+$73k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Programming

AssocCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,070

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

AssocCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,737

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

$13,464

Earnings (4yr)

$54,737

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

+$77k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$54,864

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

+$79k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$14,871

Earnings (4yr)

$46,366

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

$14,125

Earnings (4yr)

$32,443

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$145k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

$15,750

Earnings (4yr)

$75,653

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$270k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,449

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$135k

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

AssocCIP: 5131

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,303

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$58,082

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

+$99k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$79,169

Natl Median: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

+$288k

Engineering-Related Fields

AssocCIP: 1515

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,733

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$39,927

Natl Median: $55,148

Lifetime Value Added

-$53k

Finance and Financial Management Services

AssocCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,913

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$68,608

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

+$195k

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

AssocCIP: 1203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graphic Communications

AssocCIP: 1003

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$31,959

Natl Median: $36,221

Lifetime Value Added

-$157k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$42,158

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$55k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

AssocCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$40,281

Natl Median: $58,236

Lifetime Value Added

-$49k

Hospitality Administration/Management

AssocCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$34,296

Natl Median: $41,099

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Human Resources Management and Services

AssocCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,425

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$48,005

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

+$2k

Leisure and Recreational Activities

AssocCIP: 3601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,796

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$12,000

Earnings (4yr)

$42,026

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$48k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$50,628

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

+$28k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$22,368

Earnings (4yr)

$40,550

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

-$63k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$36,883

Natl Median: $50,491

Lifetime Value Added

-$107k

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$21,508

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

-$249k

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$56,683

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$85k

Real Estate

AssocCIP: 5215

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$35,060

Natl Median: $40,327

Lifetime Value Added

-$104k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$18,500

Earnings (4yr)

$77,498

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$287k

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

AssocCIP: 5219

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,002

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$19,594

Earnings (4yr)

$33,591

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$134k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$32,925

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

-$127k

Other Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

DegCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,308

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.