After Montana Technological University: graduation, pay and debt
Butte, Montana · Public · 1,480 undergrads
58% of Montana Technological University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,491 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,789 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
58%
finish within six years.
36%
finish in four years.
77%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
36%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
77%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
236
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
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
297
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$58,638
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,491
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,789
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$9,847
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,737
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers