Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Also known as MATC · Website
$41,113
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,113
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public 2-year college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 12,024 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,112 a year (tuition and fees $5,184 in-state, $7,427 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,113 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,955 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,112
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,184
Out-of-state $7,427
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,955
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,113
Rank 2,500 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,112
- Tuition in-state
- $5,184
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,427
- Cost of attendance
- $17,359
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,200
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,856
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,513
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,778
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,545
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,360 in 2015-16 to $5,184 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 12,024
- Part-time students
- 75%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 110
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,500 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,112 | $16,210 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,184 | $9,856 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 58% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 76% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,955 | $20,492 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,057 | $41,210 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,113 | $45,358 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
110 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 278 | $11,750 | $36,583 | $66,214 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 177 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 158 | $17,045 | $43,437 | $56,066 | $48,733 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 153 | $12,000 | $29,812 | $42,026 | $44,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 134 | $5,750 | $35,427 | $47,932 | $51,586 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 114 | $9,500 | $23,198 | $23,372 | $26,307 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 89 | $8,713 | Withheld | $59,516 | $48,702 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 87 | $18,491 | Withheld | $42,601 | $35,447 |
| Real EstateOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,762 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 86 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 83 | $12,093 | Withheld | $48,624 | $44,589 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,190 | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | $18,500 | $69,145 | $77,498 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 76 | $15,344 | $54,937 | $79,842 | $65,389 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | $14,871 | $38,027 | $46,366 | $46,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 58 | $19,594 | $30,302 | $33,591 | $37,656 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,774 | $52,615 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 52 | $8,652 | $34,984 | $42,073 | $34,272 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,581 | $31,135 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | $27,795 | $33,449 | $38,127 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $16,794 | Withheld | $48,517 | $47,660 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,660 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,864 | $54,726 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Milwaukee and Wisconsin on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Milwaukee Area Technical College cost?
$9,112 a year is the average net price at Milwaukee Area Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,184 for in-state students and $7,427 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,359. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,200 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Milwaukee Area Technical College?
Milwaukee Area Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Milwaukee Area Technical College graduates earn?
$41,113 a year is the median pay of former Milwaukee Area Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,057 after 6 years). That ranks 2,500 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $69,145.
How much student debt do Milwaukee Area Technical College graduates have?
$14,955 is the median federal student loan debt of Milwaukee Area Technical College graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Milwaukee Area Technical College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at Milwaukee Area Technical College finish within 3 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Milwaukee Area Technical College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (278 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (177 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (158 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 110 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.