Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Private, nonprofit

Of 54 assessed programs, 53 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 110 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,269
$30k to $48k	$18,916
$48k to $75k	$27,378
$75k to $110k	$32,374
$110k and up	$36,813
All families (average)	$31,487

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.

54 of 164 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Master's Degree	$100,891	+$63,320	clears the bar	$61,329	1.0 yrs	290
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$88,921	+$51,350	clears the bar	$24,524	0.5 yrs	253
Law	First Professional Degree	$85,116	+$47,545	clears the bar	$137,200	2.9 yrs	180
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$97,719	+$60,148	clears the bar	$21,643	0.4 yrs	175
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,069	+$50,498	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	164
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,338	+$22,767	clears the bar	$24,187	1.1 yrs	130
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,233	+$44,662	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	124
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$140,858	+$103,287	clears the bar	$38,819	0.4 yrs	119
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$64,978	+$27,407	clears the bar	$24,286	0.9 yrs	100
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,008	+$36,437	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	95
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$78,125	+$40,554	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	87
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$183,642	+$146,071	clears the bar	$229,890	1.6 yrs	84
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$124,971	+$87,400	clears the bar	$125,865	1.4 yrs	84
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,764	+$56,193	clears the bar	$26,500	0.5 yrs	81
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,083	+$21,512	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	81
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,728	+$58,157	clears the bar	$26,975	0.5 yrs	80
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$99,086	+$61,515	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	77
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,108	+$60,537	clears the bar	$21,762	0.4 yrs	67
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$81,670	+$44,099	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	65
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$70,905 1-year earnings	+$33,334	clears the bar	$61,500	1.8 yrs	61
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,501	+$28,930	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	57
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,955	+$19,384	clears the bar	$23,250	1.2 yrs	52
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,306	+$31,735	clears the bar	$41,428	1.3 yrs	50
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$99,583	+$62,012	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	46
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$64,699	+$27,128	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	41
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$71,711	+$34,140	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	41
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,529	+$21,958	clears the bar	$19,369	0.9 yrs	38
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$63,310	+$25,739	clears the bar	$57,690	2.2 yrs	36
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,722	+$45,151	clears the bar	$22,437	0.5 yrs	34
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,897	+$44,326	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	33
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,144	+$50,573	clears the bar	$26,750	0.5 yrs	30
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,608	+$60,037	clears the bar	$24,767	0.4 yrs	30
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$130,564	+$92,993	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,482	+$22,911	clears the bar	$20,000	0.9 yrs	26
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,686	+$69,115	clears the bar	$25,947	0.4 yrs	26
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,795	+$18,224	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	26
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$63,322	+$25,751	clears the bar	$25,155	1.0 yrs	25
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,974 1-year earnings	+$8,403	clears the bar	$25,125	3.0 yrs	24
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$66,180	+$28,609	clears the bar	$20,750	0.7 yrs	23
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,131	+$19,560	clears the bar	$24,968	1.3 yrs	23
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$62,473	+$24,902	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	20
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$117,288	+$79,717	clears the bar	$72,661	0.9 yrs	20
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$54,242 1-year earnings	+$16,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$76,959	+$39,388	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$102,306	+$64,735	clears the bar	$22,000	0.3 yrs	16
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$37,494 1-year earnings	-$77	falls short	$19,500	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,620	+$39,049	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	11
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$119,078	+$81,507	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Master's Degree	$106,753	+$69,182	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$109,747	+$72,176	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$112,901	+$75,330	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$84,737	+$47,166	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	2
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,298	+$17,727	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$82,520	+$44,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business/Corporate Communications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematical Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computational Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	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
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Energy Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics and Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.