Public · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: cost, debt and earnings by major
104 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $15,625
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 50%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 16,758
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,875
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 7.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,204 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,765 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $13,484 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,724 |
| $110,000+ | $22,449 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (16)
- Business/Commerce, General$118,137
- Real Estate$69,806
- International Business$64,066
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$63,971
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$63,688
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$59,514
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$57,561
- Special Education and Teaching$57,135
- Security Science and Technology$52,726 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$52,190
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,342
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$46,088
- Behavioral Sciences$44,026
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems$43,732 (1 yr)
- Area Studies$43,166
- Fine and Studio Arts$39,034 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (60)
- Computer Engineering$95,849
- Computer Science$92,342
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,955
- Mechanical Engineering$86,405
- Industrial Engineering$82,763
- Materials Engineering$82,131
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,067
- Accounting and Related Services$78,127
- Civil Engineering$77,958
- Management Information Systems and Services$76,422
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$75,055
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,346
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,507
- Mathematics$70,656
- Information Science/Studies$70,639
- Finance and Financial Management Services$69,673
- Human Resources Management and Services$67,192
- Business/Commerce, General$66,668
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$65,400
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,492
- Economics$64,454
- Marketing$64,173
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,838
- Architecture$62,803
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$62,343
- Chemistry$61,089
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$59,456 (1 yr)
- Philosophy$59,370
- Biology, General$58,804
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,223
- Geography and Cartography$57,604
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$57,596
- Communication and Media Studies$55,697
- International/Globalization Studies$54,462
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,974
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,901
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,793
- Nutrition Sciences$53,006
- Religion/Religious Studies$52,659
- Psychology, General$52,328
- Special Education and Teaching$52,142
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$51,713
- Political Science and Government$51,320
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,181
- Social Work$50,392
- Sociology$49,486
- Education, General$49,228
- History$48,442
- Anthropology$47,811
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$47,574
- Educational Administration and Supervision$46,822
- English Language and Literature, General$46,712
- Fine and Studio Arts$44,788
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$44,776
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,232
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$42,435
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$39,963 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$39,452
- Music$37,616
- Dance$29,695
Master's programs (22)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$101,139
- Engineering, General$100,965
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,708
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$83,414
- Information Science/Studies$78,229 (1 yr)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$74,573
- Architecture$70,937
- Educational Administration and Supervision$69,991
- Social Sciences, Other$69,397 (1 yr)
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$67,056
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$66,931
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$65,292
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,875
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$64,799
- Social Work$62,696
- Public Health$61,155
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$57,159 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$55,004
- Library Science and Administration$54,925
- Curriculum and Instruction$54,543
- Music$53,047
- History$41,261 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (2)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$72,222 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$68,298