University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin · Public
Of 122 assessed programs, 119 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 274 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $4,200 |
| $30k to $48k | $4,101 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,134 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,763 |
| $110k and up | $27,292 |
| All families (average) | $17,354 |
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.
122 of 396 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $119,655 | +$82,084 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.2 yrs | 733 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,366 | +$47,795 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 546 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,901 | +$21,330 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 495 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $107,207 | +$69,636 | clears the bar | $20,181 | 0.3 yrs | 463 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,005 | +$31,434 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 389 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,148 | +$28,577 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 348 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $58,824 | +$21,253 | clears the bar | $21,202 | 1.0 yrs | 293 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,148 | +$58,577 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 248 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $61,270 | +$23,699 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 247 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,579 | +$48,008 | clears the bar | $20,659 | 0.4 yrs | 244 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $100,715 | +$63,144 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.0 yrs | 229 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $101,438 | +$63,867 | clears the bar | $20,080 | 0.3 yrs | 226 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $100,005 | +$62,434 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 222 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $75,967 | +$38,396 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 196 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $72,988 | +$35,417 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.6 yrs | 189 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $74,963 | +$37,392 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.6 yrs | 186 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | $120,483 | +$82,912 | clears the bar | $20,138 | 0.2 yrs | 186 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,114 | +$57,543 | clears the bar | $19,450 | 0.3 yrs | 183 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $127,913 | +$90,342 | clears the bar | $179,642 | 2.0 yrs | 173 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $52,631 | +$15,060 | clears the bar | $18,875 | 1.3 yrs | 161 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,101 | +$24,530 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 1.2 yrs | 153 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $105,992 | +$68,421 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 144 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $82,081 | +$44,510 | clears the bar | $18,737 | 0.4 yrs | 143 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,565 | +$20,994 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.0 yrs | 141 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $73,951 1-year earnings | +$36,380 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 139 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,044 | +$21,473 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 136 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $99,210 | +$61,639 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.4 yrs | 132 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $139,210 | +$101,639 | clears the bar | $127,000 | 1.2 yrs | 129 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $101,390 | +$63,819 | clears the bar | $20,277 | 0.3 yrs | 119 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $58,343 | +$20,772 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.9 yrs | 119 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $110,711 | +$73,140 | clears the bar | $23,481 | 0.3 yrs | 118 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $120,068 | +$82,497 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 115 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,123 | +$32,552 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.6 yrs | 113 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,762 | +$62,191 | clears the bar | $20,492 | 0.3 yrs | 106 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,007 | +$20,436 | clears the bar | $17,212 | 0.8 yrs | 105 |
| Genetics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,402 | +$30,831 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 104 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,676 | +$64,105 | clears the bar | $21,638 | 0.3 yrs | 103 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $53,197 | +$15,626 | clears the bar | $19,989 | 1.3 yrs | 102 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $196,985 | +$159,414 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 100 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,059 | +$57,488 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.4 yrs | 100 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,691 | +$50,120 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 98 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,452 | +$25,881 | clears the bar | $17,732 | 0.7 yrs | 98 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,737 | +$24,166 | clears the bar | $25,247 | 1.0 yrs | 94 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $55,104 | +$17,533 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 1.3 yrs | 92 |
| Veterinary Medicine | First Professional Degree | $122,648 | +$85,077 | clears the bar | $129,925 | 1.5 yrs | 88 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $54,976 | +$17,405 | clears the bar | $33,938 | 1.9 yrs | 84 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $107,090 | +$69,519 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 84 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $69,767 | +$32,196 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 82 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,640 | +$12,069 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.8 yrs | 76 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,397 | +$30,826 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.7 yrs | 74 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,684 | +$11,113 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 1.5 yrs | 72 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,375 | +$16,804 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 71 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $129,743 | +$92,172 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 70 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $61,186 | +$23,615 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 69 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $106,521 | +$68,950 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.3 yrs | 69 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $147,101 | +$109,530 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.4 yrs | 67 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $156,689 | +$119,118 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 67 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $113,710 | +$76,139 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 66 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $64,734 | +$27,163 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.8 yrs | 66 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,602 | +$12,031 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.6 yrs | 64 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $71,120 | +$33,549 | clears the bar | $25,900 | 0.8 yrs | 64 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $160,097 | +$122,526 | clears the bar | $50,847 | 0.4 yrs | 63 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | $71,726 | +$34,155 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 61 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,368 | +$40,797 | clears the bar | $19,970 | 0.5 yrs | 59 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,329 | +$21,758 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 59 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $92,640 | +$55,069 | clears the bar | $38,500 | 0.7 yrs | 58 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $105,406 | +$67,835 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 56 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $109,392 | +$71,821 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 52 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $125,492 | +$87,921 | clears the bar | $61,896 | 0.7 yrs | 52 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,080 | +$12,509 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.9 yrs | 50 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $63,061 | +$25,490 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 48 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,265 | +$53,694 | clears the bar | $20,195 | 0.4 yrs | 47 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $57,605 | +$20,034 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 46 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,380 | +$39,809 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 46 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $63,546 | +$25,975 | clears the bar | $40,685 | 1.6 yrs | 46 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $67,161 | +$29,590 | clears the bar | $28,394 | 1.0 yrs | 44 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,934 | +$11,363 | clears the bar | $19,254 | 1.7 yrs | 44 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $59,424 | +$21,853 | clears the bar | $18,689 | 0.9 yrs | 40 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $73,506 1-year earnings | +$35,935 | clears the bar | $19,247 | 0.5 yrs | 40 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $78,939 | +$41,368 | clears the bar | $20,213 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $78,614 | +$41,043 | clears the bar | $64,000 | 1.6 yrs | 39 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | $126,758 | +$89,187 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,773 | +$17,202 | clears the bar | $16,166 | 0.9 yrs | 38 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $67,173 | +$29,602 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $106,783 | +$69,212 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,733 | +$18,162 | clears the bar | $20,196 | 1.1 yrs | 34 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $122,428 | +$84,857 | clears the bar | $55,103 | 0.6 yrs | 34 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Bachelor's Degree | $92,276 | +$54,705 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.4 yrs | 33 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $33,016 1-year earnings | -$4,555 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | $111,616 | +$74,045 | clears the bar | $27,416 | 0.4 yrs | 31 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $65,874 | +$28,303 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $64,515 | +$26,944 | clears the bar | $39,736 | 1.5 yrs | 31 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $166,668 | +$129,097 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $81,655 | +$44,084 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.3 yrs | 30 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $91,867 | +$54,296 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $164,371 | +$126,800 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | $70,523 | +$32,952 | clears the bar | $63,482 | 1.9 yrs | 26 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,771 | +$21,200 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.1 yrs | 26 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $43,436 | +$5,865 | clears the bar | $33,102 | 5.6 yrs | 26 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $85,445 | +$47,874 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | $83,354 | +$45,783 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.9 yrs | 24 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,302 | +$12,731 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 23 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $45,212 | +$7,641 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | $45,783 1-year earnings | +$8,212 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 2.4 yrs | 20 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $65,495 | +$27,924 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,435 | +$10,864 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $104,681 | +$67,110 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Doctoral Degree | $69,654 | +$32,083 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | $107,552 | +$69,981 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,449 | +$64,878 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $31,552 1-year earnings | -$6,019 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $73,337 | +$35,766 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | $169,322 | +$131,751 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | $73,942 | +$36,371 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $77,299 | +$39,728 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $63,759 | +$26,188 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,963 | +$13,392 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $36,790 1-year earnings | -$781 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | First Professional Degree | $96,720 | +$59,149 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's Degree | $71,621 | +$34,050 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Master's Degree | $118,214 | +$80,643 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $57,745 | +$20,174 | clears the bar | $24,699 | 1.2 yrs | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 393 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 335 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 309 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 218 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 209 |
| Criminology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 189 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 156 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 149 |
| Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 130 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 112 |
| Mathematics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 103 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 96 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 93 |
| Fine Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 93 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 89 |
| Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 88 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 81 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 75 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 51 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 51 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 47 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
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.