Colleges in Wisconsin whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Milwaukee School of Engineering	100%	$92,809	13
2	Ottawa University-Milwaukee	100%	$67,243	10
3	Carroll University	100%	$66,592	26
4	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	100%	$66,059	31
5	Concordia University-Wisconsin	100%	$64,698	38
6	Edgewood University	100%	$64,431	19
7	Saint Norbert College	100%	$62,683	17
8	University of Wisconsin-Stout	100%	$60,490	45
9	Lakeland University	100%	$59,398	10
10	Mount Mary University	100%	$55,207	11
11	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	100%	$54,613	30
12	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	100%	$50,888	30
13	Marquette University	98%	$82,065	54
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison	98%	$73,947	122
15	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	98%	$56,575	51
16	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	97%	$58,458	39
17	Western Technical College	96%	$53,574	28
18	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	96%	$51,261	46
19	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	95%	$60,079	43
20	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	95%	$59,514	105
21	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	95%	$57,279	44
22	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin	95%	$56,920	40
23	Madison Area Technical College	95%	$51,174	38
24	Viterbo University	94%	$63,328	17
25	Chippewa Valley Technical College	93%	$57,929	30

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.