After Madison Area Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Madison, Wisconsin · Public · 13,238 undergrads
26% of Madison Area Technical College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $45,413 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,060 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
26%
finish within six years.
$14.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
47%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
26%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
28%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
24%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
716
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,568
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,928
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,373
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,413
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$14,060
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,728
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers