University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Public

Of 105 assessed programs, 100 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 166 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,329
$30k to $48k	$10,709
$48k to $75k	$12,344
$75k to $110k	$19,315
$110k and up	$21,477
All families (average)	$15,014

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.

105 of 271 programs could be assessed 39% 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
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,173	+$26,602	clears the bar	$22,500	0.8 yrs	299
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,328	+$14,757	clears the bar	$23,940	1.6 yrs	278
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,067	+$43,496	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	244
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$69,673	+$32,102	clears the bar	$23,750	0.7 yrs	223
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,697	+$18,126	clears the bar	$23,000	1.3 yrs	213
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$49,076	+$11,505	clears the bar	$5,202	0.5 yrs	195
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,346	+$35,775	clears the bar	$26,835	0.8 yrs	173
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,639	+$33,068	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	168
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,228	+$11,657	clears the bar	$28,375	2.4 yrs	162
Social Work	Master's Degree	$62,696	+$25,125	clears the bar	$30,750	1.2 yrs	140
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,223	+$20,652	clears the bar	$24,525	1.2 yrs	139
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,507	+$34,936	clears the bar	$22,625	0.6 yrs	126
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,405	+$48,834	clears the bar	$24,609	0.5 yrs	115
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,342	+$54,771	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	109
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,804	+$21,233	clears the bar	$26,000	1.2 yrs	107
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,788	+$7,217	clears the bar	$26,000	3.6 yrs	104
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$54,925	+$17,354	clears the bar	$35,477	2.0 yrs	96
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,931	+$29,360	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	93
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$44,232	+$6,661	clears the bar	$26,000	3.9 yrs	83
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$62,803	+$25,232	clears the bar	$24,237	1.0 yrs	82
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,392	+$12,821	clears the bar	$25,750	2.0 yrs	75
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$78,127	+$40,556	clears the bar	$23,000	0.6 yrs	75
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,192	+$29,621	clears the bar	$22,950	0.8 yrs	73
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,320	+$13,749	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	64
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$77,958	+$40,387	clears the bar	$25,613	0.6 yrs	63
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,066	+$26,495	clears the bar	$23,625	0.9 yrs	59
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,974	+$16,403	clears the bar	$21,825	1.3 yrs	58
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,345	+$23,774	clears the bar	$41,000	1.7 yrs	56
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,712	+$9,141	clears the bar	$24,414	2.7 yrs	54
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,422	+$38,851	clears the bar	$24,250	0.6 yrs	52
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$51,181	+$13,610	clears the bar	$26,937	2.0 yrs	51
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$69,991	+$32,420	clears the bar	$36,922	1.1 yrs	47
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,543	+$16,972	clears the bar	$28,500	1.7 yrs	46
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$46,822	+$9,251	clears the bar	$27,668	3.0 yrs	44
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,955	+$54,384	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	43
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,454	+$26,883	clears the bar	$25,125	0.9 yrs	43
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,971	+$26,400	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,442	+$10,871	clears the bar	$23,097	2.1 yrs	41
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,486	+$11,915	clears the bar	$22,625	1.9 yrs	39
Public Health	Master's Degree	$61,155	+$23,584	clears the bar	$35,013	1.5 yrs	36
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$100,965	+$63,394	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$57,596	+$20,025	clears the bar	$23,125	1.2 yrs	34
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$101,139	+$63,568	clears the bar	$28,500	0.4 yrs	34
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,342	+$12,771	clears the bar	$27,437	2.1 yrs	32
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$64,875	+$27,304	clears the bar	$37,397	1.4 yrs	32
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$64,799	+$27,228	clears the bar	$60,250	2.2 yrs	32
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$65,292	+$27,721	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,492	+$26,921	clears the bar	$22,775	0.8 yrs	30
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,400	+$27,829	clears the bar	$28,000	1.0 yrs	30
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$117,537	+$79,966	clears the bar	$49,804	0.6 yrs	30
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,452	+$1,881	clears the bar	$27,000	14.4 yrs	29
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$50,472 1-year earnings	+$12,901	clears the bar	$23,303	1.8 yrs	26
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,462	+$16,891	clears the bar	$23,250	1.4 yrs	26
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,806	+$32,235	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	26
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,793	+$16,222	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	24
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,811	+$10,240	clears the bar	$24,491	2.4 yrs	23
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$83,942	+$46,371	clears the bar	$66,500	1.4 yrs	23
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,688	+$26,117	clears the bar	$20,518	0.8 yrs	23
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,135	+$19,564	clears the bar	$19,758	1.0 yrs	22
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,776	+$7,205	clears the bar	$27,000	3.7 yrs	22
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$37,616	+$45	clears the bar	$22,055	490.1 yrs	21
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	$67,056	+$29,485	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,763	+$45,192	clears the bar	$18,544	0.4 yrs	20
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,331 1-year earnings	-$240	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,088	+$8,517	clears the bar	$24,000	2.8 yrs	19
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,166	+$5,595	clears the bar	$22,378	4.0 yrs	18
Behavioral Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,026	+$6,455	clears the bar	$19,629	3.0 yrs	17
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$118,137	+$80,566	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,574	+$10,003	clears the bar	$20,500	2.0 yrs	16
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,561	+$19,990	clears the bar	$24,528	1.2 yrs	16
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,142	+$14,571	clears the bar	$18,000	1.2 yrs	15
English	Doctoral Degree	$68,298	+$30,727	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,656	+$33,085	clears the bar	$25,250	0.8 yrs	15
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,838	+$26,267	clears the bar	$26,500	1.0 yrs	15
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$83,414	+$45,843	clears the bar	$40,712	0.9 yrs	14
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,849	+$58,278	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	$44,585 1-year earnings	+$7,014	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,673 1-year earnings	+$9,102	clears the bar	$27,500	3.0 yrs	12
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$29,695	-$7,876	falls short	$25,742	insufficient data	12
History	Master's Degree	$32,875 1-year earnings	-$4,696	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,514	+$21,943	clears the bar	$25,500	1.2 yrs	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,435	+$4,864	clears the bar	$26,000	5.3 yrs	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$59,370	+$21,799	clears the bar	$24,500	1.1 yrs	10
Music	Master's Degree	$53,047	+$15,476	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,131	+$44,560	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$25,285 1-year earnings	-$12,286	falls short	$21,000	insufficient data	9
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,713	+$14,142	clears the bar	$23,000	1.6 yrs	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,659	+$15,088	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$57,604	+$20,033	clears the bar	$22,361	1.1 yrs	9
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$39,680 1-year earnings	+$2,109	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Master's Degree	$55,004	+$17,433	clears the bar	$20,744	1.2 yrs	8
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,055	+$37,484	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,006	+$15,435	clears the bar	$28,500	1.8 yrs	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$61,089	+$23,518	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$74,573	+$37,002	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	5
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$37,453 1-year earnings	-$118	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	$97,708	+$60,137	clears the bar	$49,135	0.8 yrs	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,190	+$14,619	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	2
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$66,668	+$29,097	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	1
Architecture	Master's Degree	$70,937	+$33,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,901	+$16,330	clears the bar	$27,875	1.7 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$71,307	+$33,736	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$62,343	+$24,772	clears the bar	$21,742	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$73,593	+$36,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$75,139	+$37,568	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	165
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

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.