With an overall population of 7,010 and a student population of 7,136, approximately 7,136 of Houghton students attend one of Houghton's schools that offer business management programs.
Houghton's largest business management school is Michigan Technological University. In 2010, Michigan Technological University graduated approximately 0 students from its business management program.
If you decide to attend one of Houghton's business management schools, you can expect to pay an average of $23,093 per year in instate tuition and $35,363 per year in out of state tuition.
You should also anticipate spending about $1,200 for business management related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus at one of the Houghton-based business management schools, you will have an added expense of $8,121 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $0.
If you plan on staying in Houghton after graduating from business management school, you should know that job prospects for general managers in Houghton, which is the most popular business management profession, are not very good. In 2010, of the 16,920 general managers in Michigan, 320 were working in the greater Houghton area. Houghton's general manager workforce is projected to decrease by -5% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for general managers.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a general manager in Houghton is $76,690 per year. This is higher than the state-wide average salary for general managers.
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Michigan Technological University
Address:
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
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