University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin · Public
Of 51 assessed programs, 50 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 65 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,440 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,752 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,176 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,551 |
| $110k and up | $18,229 |
| All families (average) | $14,158 |
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.
51 of 116 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Master's Degree | $102,812 | +$65,241 | clears the bar | $28,446 | 0.4 yrs | 288 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,415 | +$35,844 | clears the bar | $22,125 | 0.6 yrs | 222 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $47,453 | +$9,882 | clears the bar | $9,500 | 1.0 yrs | 220 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,637 | +$9,066 | clears the bar | $26,613 | 2.9 yrs | 195 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,928 | +$35,357 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.6 yrs | 190 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,317 | +$29,746 | clears the bar | $24,747 | 0.8 yrs | 175 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $78,762 | +$41,191 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 105 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,284 | +$14,713 | clears the bar | $21,703 | 1.5 yrs | 97 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $68,873 | +$31,302 | clears the bar | $20,077 | 0.6 yrs | 94 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $55,152 | +$17,581 | clears the bar | $23,600 | 1.3 yrs | 91 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,118 | +$20,547 | clears the bar | $24,745 | 1.2 yrs | 87 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $50,827 | +$13,256 | clears the bar | $25,692 | 1.9 yrs | 78 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,799 | +$42,228 | clears the bar | $23,664 | 0.6 yrs | 63 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,888 | +$15,317 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.4 yrs | 62 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,365 | +$25,794 | clears the bar | $25,283 | 1.0 yrs | 58 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $81,385 | +$43,814 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 50 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,409 | +$8,838 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.9 yrs | 48 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $50,970 | +$13,399 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,548 | +$16,977 | clears the bar | $19,466 | 1.1 yrs | 45 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $62,750 | +$25,179 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 1.0 yrs | 45 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $56,443 | +$18,872 | clears the bar | $33,377 | 1.8 yrs | 42 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,908 | +$14,337 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.9 yrs | 36 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $45,306 | +$7,735 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.2 yrs | 36 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,850 | +$26,279 | clears the bar | $18,942 | 0.7 yrs | 34 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,819 | +$10,248 | clears the bar | $22,398 | 2.2 yrs | 33 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $48,870 1-year earnings | +$11,299 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.8 yrs | 30 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $49,506 | +$11,935 | clears the bar | $21,602 | 1.8 yrs | 29 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,580 1-year earnings | +$5,009 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,241 | +$22,670 | clears the bar | $27,922 | 1.2 yrs | 27 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $55,676 | +$18,105 | clears the bar | $49,500 | 2.7 yrs | 26 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $67,300 | +$29,729 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $63,936 | +$26,365 | clears the bar | $20,733 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $104,601 | +$67,030 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $54,074 | +$16,503 | clears the bar | $22,562 | 1.4 yrs | 25 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,693 | +$11,122 | clears the bar | $23,468 | 2.1 yrs | 23 |
| Political Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,188 1-year earnings | +$3,617 | clears the bar | $24,786 | 6.9 yrs | 22 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,878 | +$19,307 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 1.3 yrs | 22 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,575 | +$19,004 | clears the bar | $24,339 | 1.3 yrs | 20 |
| Sociology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,893 1-year earnings | +$8,322 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.1 yrs | 20 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $61,200 | +$23,629 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.7 yrs | 19 |
| English | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,013 1-year earnings | -$10,558 | falls short | $25,997 | insufficient data | 17 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,395 | +$39,824 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.4 yrs | 17 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $58,170 | +$20,599 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,827 | +$13,256 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 13 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $89,687 | +$52,116 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $62,589 | +$25,018 | clears the bar | $18,875 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,383 | +$22,812 | clears the bar | $23,829 | 1.0 yrs | 8 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,885 | +$15,314 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,521 | +$1,950 | clears the bar | $27,625 | 14.2 yrs | 6 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,386 | +$22,815 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $81,250 | +$43,679 | clears the bar | $17,156 | 0.4 yrs | 4 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Construction Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Business Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's 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 |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| School Counseling | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Philosophy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Demography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Construction Management | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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.