Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin · Private, nonprofit
Of 27 assessed programs, 24 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 35 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $23,293 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,630 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,427 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,995 |
| $110k and up | $29,176 |
| All families (average) | $26,565 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
27 of 62 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $72,468 | +$34,897 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 68 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,045 | +$31,474 | clears the bar | $26,697 | 0.8 yrs | 67 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,265 1-year earnings | +$36,694 | clears the bar | $26,320 | 0.7 yrs | 59 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,636 | +$17,065 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.4 yrs | 44 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $54,832 | +$17,261 | clears the bar | $26,949 | 1.6 yrs | 34 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $60,633 | +$23,062 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 32 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,576 | +$18,005 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.3 yrs | 31 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $71,094 | +$33,523 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $86,952 | +$49,381 | clears the bar | $25,709 | 0.5 yrs | 26 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $55,654 | +$18,083 | clears the bar | $25,125 | 1.4 yrs | 24 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $65,733 | +$28,162 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 24 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $86,561 | +$48,990 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $24,259 1-year earnings | -$13,312 | falls short | $19,345 | insufficient data | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,349 | +$10,778 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.3 yrs | 18 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $24,273 1-year earnings | -$13,298 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 16 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $48,562 | +$10,991 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.5 yrs | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $45,188 1-year earnings | +$7,617 | clears the bar | $26,318 | 3.5 yrs | 15 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $48,431 | +$10,860 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.5 yrs | 15 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,935 | +$10,364 | clears the bar | $26,634 | 2.6 yrs | 13 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $68,708 | +$31,137 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $106,611 | +$69,040 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,703 | +$30,132 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,975 | +$17,404 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.5 yrs | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $28,727 1-year earnings | -$8,844 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,160 | +$34,589 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.8 yrs | 6 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,593 1-year earnings | +$11,022 | clears the bar | $25,454 | 2.3 yrs | 5 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $71,099 | +$33,528 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.