Michigan Tech Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

At Michigan Technological University the placement rate was recorded at 92.3% for the year 2012 and a knowledge rate of 68%. The average salary reported by 72% of the 2012 graduates of Michigan Tech was around USD 35,000 and the median salary was USD 41,000.  

More than 70% of the students who passed out from Michigan Tech in 2012 found full time employment within 6 months of graduating. There were very few part timers but a handful percentage - 15% were admitted in top universities other than Michigan Technological University for higher education. 

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Michigan Technological University Placement Highlights  

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Michigan Technological University Class Profile 

Michigan Tech recorded a total enrollment of 6,976 students. The first years were required to submit ACT and SAT scores as per the national average of 20.9 and 1,498 respectively. More details related to class profile of Michigan Technological University in 2012-13 are elaborated below:  

• Undergraduate students: 5,617  
• Graduate students: 1,359  
• Average GPA of enrolled first-years: 3.66  
• Average composite ACT: 26.7 
• Average SAT: 1,783  

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Michigan Tech Career Outcomes 

As per the career outcomes data of 2012-13 of Michigan Technological University, it was noted that 71.8% of the students were employed after graduation. Other than this some of them also opted for higher studies, the table below gives the corresponding data for both levels of study offered at Michigan Tech: 

Apart from employment and higher education stats as mentioned above, there were also 7.7% of the Michigan Tech students of 2012 who were still unemployed. There were a few of them who were 8.8% of those who joined the military service and a meagre 0.1% of the graduates were involved in volunteering. While those who were pursuing higher education, they were admitted to the following institutions: 

• Michigan State University 
• University of California-Davis  
• University of Miami 
• University of Tennessee 
• Western Michigan University 
• San Jose State University 

Employment by Location & Industry Wise Hires 

In terms of employment location, the highest number of graduates were placed in Michigan and Wisconsin. Students who were employed full time from Michigan Tech were placed in the following regions of USA: 

• Midwest: 85.1% 
• West: 4% 
• South: 3.2% 
• Southwest: 3% 
• Northeast: 2.5% 
• Mid - Atlantic: 2.2% 

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The industry wise hires for both undergraduate and graduate levels of study for recent graduates of 2012 at Michigan Technological University are compiled in the following table for reference: 

It was recorded that nearly 374 companies recruited on-campus at Michigan Technological University. There were around 679 Interviews scheduled and 6,242 interview slots were available, around 9 Interviews were conducted for each student on an average. 

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Michigan Technological University Top Employers 

Michigan Technological University partners with 125+ Tech companies which are invited for career fairs, events and for on-campus placements. Some of these include - 3M, Kohler, Visteon, GPC, Bemis, etc. While those who gave employment to Michigan tech graduates of 2012 were as follows: 

• MicroEdge 
• Bosch 
• Toyota Technical Center 
• Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC) 
• Jackson 
• The Christman Co. 
• Wolverine Fire Protection Co. 
• Lafarge 

These are a few of the 300+ employers, those companies that are well known and have recruited the highest number of Michigan Tech graduates of 2012-13. 

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Michigan Tech Salaries  

The highest salary reported by graduates’ 12 of Michigan Technological University was USD 100,000 for Computer Science graduates, while the lowest was recorded for Audio Production and Technology at USD 26,000. The following table shows the major wise salary data for Michigan Tech graduates of 2012-13: 

This data above is only for a select few majors of Michigan Tech that recorded the highest salaries or higher end in average salary numbers.  

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