University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, Wisconsin · Public
All 30 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr). Another 72 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,472 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,014 |
| $48k to $75k | $10,796 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,578 |
| $110k and up | $18,234 |
| All families (average) | $14,054 |
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.
30 of 102 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,680 | +$11,109 | clears the bar | $21,224 | 1.9 yrs | 184 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,509 | +$27,938 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.7 yrs | 173 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,004 | +$8,433 | clears the bar | $22,828 | 2.7 yrs | 88 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,875 | +$23,304 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 86 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,043 | +$16,472 | clears the bar | $23,177 | 1.4 yrs | 75 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,242 | +$15,671 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.4 yrs | 56 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $57,307 | +$19,736 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.0 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,263 | +$16,692 | clears the bar | $31,343 | 1.9 yrs | 42 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,586 | +$14,015 | clears the bar | $20,625 | 1.5 yrs | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $51,148 | +$13,577 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.4 yrs | 38 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $50,797 | +$13,226 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.6 yrs | 37 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $56,497 | +$18,926 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 30 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,583 | +$36,012 | clears the bar | $15,200 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,732 | +$22,161 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,741 | +$8,170 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $62,733 | +$25,162 | clears the bar | $35,952 | 1.4 yrs | 25 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,705 | +$4,134 | clears the bar | $26,414 | 6.4 yrs | 23 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $62,481 | +$24,910 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.6 yrs | 19 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,963 | +$17,392 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.1 yrs | 17 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,089 | +$13,518 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 15 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $51,694 | +$14,123 | clears the bar | $22,632 | 1.6 yrs | 15 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,638 | +$48,067 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 13 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $127,239 | +$89,668 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,891 | +$10,320 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $42,357 1-year earnings | +$4,786 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $46,918 1-year earnings | +$9,347 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,715 | +$34,144 | clears the bar | $22,735 | 0.7 yrs | 5 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $76,951 | +$39,380 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $62,275 | +$24,704 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $61,411 | +$23,840 | clears the bar | $17,594 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 60 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $33,493 | insufficient data | 28 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $23,734 | insufficient data | 12 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Animal Sciences | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Communications and Media | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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 |
| Biology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computational Science | 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 |
| Psychology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Criminology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| International Relations | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Political Science | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Sociology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theatre | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Music | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| History | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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.