10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$37,726at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Montana Technological University
⌖ Butte, MT · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$37,726 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+15%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,365Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$16,481Average net price / year
$22,786Cost of attendance
$73,365Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.2%Completion rate
91.0%Admission rate
1,480Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$63,761Year 1
$79,369Year 4
$73,365Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Public Health · Master's Degree$108,3512Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$106,0763Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$98,2714Geological/Geophysical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,6295Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · Master's Degree$91,6626Public Health · Bachelor's Degree$86,8557Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$82,4438Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,504Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MT
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Butte, MT
Highlands College of Montana Tech
- Annual net price
- $14,962
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,365
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Montana State University-Northern
- Annual net price
- $12,664
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,389
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -33%
Montana State University
- Annual net price
- $22,499
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,146
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Montana State University Billings
- Annual net price
- $16,524
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,028
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -71%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $108,351 | Not available |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,076 | $27,000 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $98,271 | $2,750 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,629 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Master's Degree | $91,662 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $86,855 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,443 | $25,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,504 | $35,839 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,446 | $21,271 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $58,332 | $28,125 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.