University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Public

Of 39 assessed programs, 38 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 70 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,270
$30k to $48k	$10,968
$48k to $75k	$12,766
$75k to $110k	$18,278
$110k and up	$20,778
All families (average)	$16,550

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

39 of 109 programs could be assessed 36% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,606	+$29,035	clears the bar	$20,550	0.7 yrs	175
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,458	+$20,887	clears the bar	$20,760	1.0 yrs	162
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,891	+$33,320	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	145
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,912	+$41,341	clears the bar	$18,593	0.4 yrs	138
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$75,724	+$38,153	clears the bar	$20,290	0.5 yrs	137
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,937	+$22,366	clears the bar	$20,262	0.9 yrs	120
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,862	+$20,291	clears the bar	$19,140	0.9 yrs	99
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$106,724	+$69,153	clears the bar	$20,494	0.3 yrs	83
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,473	+$9,902	clears the bar	$23,550	2.4 yrs	80
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,877	+$10,306	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	77
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$83,018	+$45,447	clears the bar	$22,437	0.5 yrs	77
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,907	+$16,336	clears the bar	$22,842	1.4 yrs	74
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,075	+$8,504	clears the bar	$23,380	2.7 yrs	70
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$136,439	+$98,868	clears the bar	$31,909	0.3 yrs	65
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,762	+$21,191	clears the bar	$20,437	1.0 yrs	63
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,461	+$14,890	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	61
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,074	+$16,503	clears the bar	$22,628	1.4 yrs	55
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,079	+$9,508	clears the bar	$25,557	2.7 yrs	50
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,995	+$5,424	clears the bar	$24,437	4.5 yrs	47
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$90,193	+$52,622	clears the bar	$21,374	0.4 yrs	44
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,027	+$45,456	clears the bar	$23,625	0.5 yrs	42
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$80,564	+$42,993	clears the bar	$21,850	0.5 yrs	42
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$58,129	+$20,558	clears the bar	$21,001	1.0 yrs	39
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,700	+$5,129	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$59,887	+$22,316	clears the bar	$41,000	1.8 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,458	+$10,887	clears the bar	$19,445	1.8 yrs	32
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,043	+$20,472	clears the bar	$22,250	1.1 yrs	31
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,316	+$12,745	clears the bar	$19,780	1.6 yrs	28
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,739	+$19,168	clears the bar	$21,000	1.1 yrs	26
History	Bachelor's Degree	$42,806	+$5,235	clears the bar	$22,875	4.4 yrs	26
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,435	+$31,864	clears the bar	$21,875	0.7 yrs	21
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,421	-$1,150	falls short	$21,190	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$66,246	+$28,675	clears the bar	$23,093	0.8 yrs	19
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$70,219	+$32,648	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$63,016	+$25,445	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$87,033	+$49,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$48,173	+$10,602	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,957	+$16,386	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$129,249	+$91,678	clears the bar	$52,094	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Business/Corporate Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
History	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Sociology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classical and Ancient Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Materials Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Master'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	0
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Materials Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master'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, 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.