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Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

Official telephone: (906) 487-1885
Fax number: (906) 487-3343
Website: https://www.mtu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 286 men, 166 women
Full-time faculty: 261 men, 138 women
Part-time faculty: 25 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 69% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Bioinformatics
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Psychology
  • Applied/Public Sociology
  • Architecture
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
  • Construction Management, General
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Forestry, General
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Biology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sound Arts
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Surveying Engineering
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Actuarial Science
  • Applied Engineering
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Computational Science
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Geosciences
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
  • Financial Analytics
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Optics/Optical Sciences
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Structural Engineering
  • Surveying Engineering
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • Water Resources Engineering
Doctorates

  • Archeology
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Energy and Environmental Policy
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Archeology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science, General
  • Ecology
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Energy and Environmental Policy
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Forestry, General
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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