University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin · Public
Graduate earnings
31of 33 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571 a year). 2 fall short.
33 of 47 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 14: 13 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 27 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,210 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$16,210 a year
About $64,840 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,224 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,766 |
| $48k to $75k | $10,608 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,394 |
| $110k and up | $18,991 |
| All families (average) | $16,210 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate ($37,571 a year).
43 of 74 programs could be assessed 58% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,446 | +$29,875 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.8 yrs | 234 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,173 | +$17,602 | clears the bar | $21,282 | 1.2 yrs | 226 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $76,227 | +$38,656 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 201 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,233 | +$20,662 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 187 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,191 | +$23,620 | clears the bar | $22,685 | 1.0 yrs | 131 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,328 | +$8,757 | clears the bar | $20,122 | 2.3 yrs | 130 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,521 | +$29,950 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.8 yrs | 117 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $56,470 | +$18,899 | clears the bar | $21,906 | 1.2 yrs | 79 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $78,296 | +$40,725 | clears the bar | $20,518 | 0.5 yrs | 68 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,418 | +$17,847 | clears the bar | $26,801 | 1.5 yrs | 61 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $127,722 | +$90,151 | above HS line | $37,488 | 0.4 yrs | 56 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,633 | +$56,062 | clears the bar | $21,470 | 0.4 yrs | 54 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $57,256 | +$19,685 | clears the bar | $20,490 | 1.0 yrs | 52 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $55,528 | +$17,957 | above HS line | $14,465 | 0.8 yrs | 46 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,768 | +$34,197 | clears the bar | $23,180 | 0.7 yrs | 40 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,614 | +$18,043 | clears the bar | $24,190 | 1.3 yrs | 38 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $75,197 | +$37,626 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.7 yrs | 38 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $58,908 | +$21,337 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.9 yrs | 35 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,939 | +$5,368 | clears the bar | $20,475 | 3.8 yrs | 34 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $51,082 | +$13,511 | above HS line | $25,156 | 1.9 yrs | 33 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $65,645 | +$28,074 | above HS line | $41,333 | 1.5 yrs | 33 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,043 | +$8,472 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 2.5 yrs | 32 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $80,552 | +$42,981 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,218 | +$15,647 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.6 yrs | 27 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $42,432 | +$4,861 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,737 | +$13,166 | clears the bar | $21,647 | 1.6 yrs | 27 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,439 | +$35,868 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,288 | +$31,717 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $65,909 | +$28,338 | above HS line | $20,272 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,880 | -$2,691 | falls short | $19,125 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,454 | +$30,883 | clears the bar | $25,464 | 0.8 yrs | 19 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $71,022 | +$33,451 | clears the bar | $19,390 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $109,836 | +$72,265 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,710 | +$7,139 | clears the bar | $21,666 | 3.0 yrs | 18 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $37,5371-year earnings | -$34 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,359 | no earnings gain | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $60,821 | +$23,250 | above HS line | $25,247 | 1.1 yrs | 14 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,079 | +$22,508 | clears the bar | $18,648 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,594 | +$43,023 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,745 | +$13,174 | clears the bar | $23,562 | 1.8 yrs | 5 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Bachelor's Degree | $47,047 | +$9,476 | clears the bar | $26,550 | 2.8 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,3151-year earnings | +$18,744 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $80,611 | +$43,040 | above HS line | $56,065 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $69,283 | +$31,712 | clears the bar | $17,584 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,373 | not assessed | 16 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,571 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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