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Private for-profit · 2-year

MTI College

Sacramento, California

30
F
DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-71,880 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-154%
10-year ROI
$42,482
Median earnings as of 2024
58% of MTI College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$21,740
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$42,482
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$36,215
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$8,836
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
58%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
54%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-71,880
After 10 years
$-97,060
After 20 years
$-122,240
After 30 years
$-147,420
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$41,485
Men
$56,185

26% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$39,989
From higher-income families
$52,165

23% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$41,074
Independent students
$46,219

11% gap between the two groups

48%
First-generation students
30%
Take federal student loans
84%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 28%Hispanic 23%Asian 3%Black 37%Other 9%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$21,622
$30k–$48k$21,129
$48k–$75k$22,715
$75k–$110k$23,120
$110k+

How MTI College compares

This college against the California and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of MTI College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at MTI College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate$59,576$9,918+475%Strong return
Legal Support ServicesCertificate$54,511$11,991+264%Strong return
Legal Support ServicesCertificate$49,967+129%Strong return
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate$47,972$9,196+18%Break-even
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$42,482$8,075-202%Poor return
Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate$40,611-302%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$39,625$6,631-323%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$37,992$6,971-389%Poor return
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate$20,434$9,833-1,070%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at MTI College

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

63%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
2,000
Undergraduates

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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