University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Public

Of 44 assessed programs, 42 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 113 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,236
$30k to $48k	$9,654
$48k to $75k	$11,601
$75k to $110k	$16,853
$110k and up	$19,223
All families (average)	$14,305

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.

44 of 157 programs could be assessed 28% 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	Bachelor's Degree	$77,490	+$39,919	clears the bar	$23,118	0.6 yrs	290
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,877	+$6,306	clears the bar	$6,217	1.0 yrs	268
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,902	+$8,331	clears the bar	$25,250	3.0 yrs	111
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$79,228	+$41,657	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	91
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,721	+$14,150	clears the bar	$23,733	1.7 yrs	85
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$79,927	+$42,356	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	79
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,383	+$31,812	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	76
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$146,587	+$109,016	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	73
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,507	+$15,936	clears the bar	$20,542	1.3 yrs	69
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,489	+$20,918	clears the bar	$23,769	1.1 yrs	68
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,676	+$12,105	clears the bar	$25,000	2.1 yrs	53
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$58,968	+$21,397	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$79,267	+$41,696	clears the bar	$24,114	0.6 yrs	51
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,044	+$13,473	clears the bar	$22,892	1.7 yrs	48
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$64,103	+$26,532	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	41
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$55,999	+$18,428	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,766	+$30,195	clears the bar	$17,794	0.6 yrs	39
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,828	+$10,257	clears the bar	$25,500	2.5 yrs	38
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,217	+$41,646	clears the bar	$18,645	0.4 yrs	37
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,639	+$12,068	clears the bar	$22,250	1.8 yrs	32
History	Bachelor's Degree	$32,259 1-year earnings	-$5,312	falls short	$21,906	insufficient data	31
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$63,544 1-year earnings	+$25,973	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$46,263 1-year earnings	+$8,692	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,328	+$24,757	clears the bar	$18,432	0.7 yrs	24
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,178	+$10,607	clears the bar	$24,992	2.4 yrs	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,759	+$12,188	clears the bar	$25,000	2.1 yrs	22
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,151	+$20,580	clears the bar	$19,712	1.0 yrs	22
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,189	+$12,618	clears the bar	$24,391	1.9 yrs	21
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,074	+$11,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$85,641	+$48,070	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$66,541	+$28,970	clears the bar	$24,035	0.8 yrs	20
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$60,672	+$23,101	clears the bar	$22,166	1.0 yrs	18
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$42,366 1-year earnings	+$4,795	clears the bar	$24,889	5.2 yrs	17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$26,584 1-year earnings	-$10,987	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$48,935	+$11,364	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,661 1-year earnings	+$9,090	clears the bar	$24,296	2.7 yrs	14
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,771	+$70,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,407	+$18,836	clears the bar	$21,938	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	$46,812	+$9,241	clears the bar	$22,000	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$54,506	+$16,935	clears the bar	$24,250	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$62,220	+$24,649	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$111,224	+$73,653	clears the bar	$59,326	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$73,138	+$35,567	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$66,875	+$29,304	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Sociology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,033	insufficient data	14
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Behavioral Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
American Sign Language	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
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor'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 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.