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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Madison Area Technical College
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College

What stands out

Milwaukee Area Technical College has the lower average net price, Madison Area Technical College reports the higher graduation rate, Madison Area Technical College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Madison Area Technical College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Madison Area Technical College compared with Milwaukee Area Technical College
MetricMadison Area Technical CollegeMadison, WIPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, WIPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$14,238$9,112lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$19,434$17,359
In-state tuition$4,977$5,184
Out-of-state tuition$7,255$7,427
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.28%highest25%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$14,060lowest$14,955
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$45,413highest$41,113
Campus
Undergraduates10,07312,024

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.