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Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management bachelor's degree outcomes at Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Public · Federal field 0306

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$6,563 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
−126% · Negative payoff
Price evidence
College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY

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What stays fixed$38,775 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not the exact price of this program category. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not availableNot available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
15Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$14,182

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$38,775

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$14,182Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$34,152Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE92.4%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE68.1%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
$38,775Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,231
Estimated loan paymentNot available
15borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$38,775 vs. $45,338

$6,563 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$138,130 median wageMI estimate · 60 jobs · 25-1043+2.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeZoologists and Wildlife Biologists$79,150 median wageMI estimate · 330 jobs · 19-1023+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeConservation Scientists$63,500 median wageMI estimate · 820 jobs · 19-1031+5.3% projected U.S. growth · 2.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University

$11,173 higher earnings

Earnings
$49,948
Debt
$28,425
Annual net price
$19,680
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Valley City, ND

Valley City State University

$31,024 higher earnings · $2,292 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,799
Debt
$25,500
Annual net price
$11,890
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Arcata, CA

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

$8,228 higher earnings · $1,011 lower annual net price

Earnings
$47,003
Debt
$22,500
Annual net price
$13,171
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Saint Joseph, MO

Missouri Western State University

$7,567 higher earnings · $931 lower annual net price

Earnings
$46,342
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$13,251
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