Which UW-La Crosse major has the lowest debt?

Medical Laboratory Science graduates leave with a median of $19,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 32 UW-La Crosse bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UW-La Crosse cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,070 a year, and $19,517 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,210 a year.

How many UW-La Crosse programs report graduate pay?

33 bachelor's programs at UW-La Crosse report first-year pay, and 32 of them also report federal debt.

UW-La Crosse Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Public university
La Crosse, WI
9,277 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

33 UW-La Crosse bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Medical Laboratory Science pays the most in the first year ($68,564), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($19,407). The median program pays $43,632.

In-state tuition and fees$10,070Per year. Out-of-state $19,517

Average net price after aid$16,210Per year

Graduation rate71%Within 6 years

Admission rate76%Of applicants

All 33 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Wisconsin" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Wisconsin. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Wisconsin
1	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$68,564	$72,142	$19,500	1st of 3
2	Management Information SystemsAbout 29 graduates a year	$67,661	$73,916	Not reported	2nd of 6
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 54 graduates a year	$65,243	$96,251	$22,479	6th of 9
4	AccountingAbout 68 graduates a year	$62,450	$78,929	$23,264	3rd of 19
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 38 graduates a year	$60,232	$73,975	$26,750	3rd of 6
6	FinanceAbout 201 graduates a year	$55,965	$74,278	$21,909	6th of 10
7	PhysicsAbout 13 graduates a year	$54,428	$84,403	$26,292	2nd of 3
8	MicrobiologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$54,290	$60,098	$25,464	1st of 2
9	EconomicsAbout 40 graduates a year	$53,595	$66,573	$25,000	3rd of 9
10	Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year	$52,521	$63,725	$25,053	14th of 24
11	InsuranceGraduates a year not reported	$52,242	$68,766	$20,250	2nd of 2
12	MathematicsAbout 22 graduates a year	$49,651	$72,149	$23,000	6th of 9
13	International BusinessAbout 19 graduates a year	$49,463	Not reported	$20,475	3rd of 4
14	MarketingAbout 131 graduates a year	$46,432	$64,117	$25,000	9th of 13
15	Curriculum and InstructionGraduates a year not reported	$45,004	$47,290	$27,000	1st of 1
16	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 27 graduates a year	$44,281	$50,961	$29,000	5th of 13
17	Public AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year	$43,632	$56,013	$20,500	2nd of 2
18	Teacher EducationAbout 130 graduates a year	$42,706	$46,844	$22,785	15th of 19
19	Public HealthAbout 61 graduates a year	$41,585	$53,004	$27,000	1st of 1
20	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 35 graduates a year	$41,370	$54,684	$21,374	1st of 5
21	CommunicationsAbout 79 graduates a year	$40,293	$58,179	$24,455	5th of 15
22	EnglishAbout 32 graduates a year	$37,748	$47,976	$23,250	3rd of 10
23	GeographyAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,537	$49,518	$23,850	3rd of 5
24	Romance LanguagesAbout 38 graduates a year	$37,018	$52,423	$24,747	5th of 9
25	BiologyAbout 234 graduates a year	$36,823	$69,335	$24,034	7th of 20
26	Political ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year	$35,281	$53,879	$21,500	8th of 10
27	Recreation ManagementAbout 18 graduates a year	$34,490	$49,815	$22,005	1st of 1
28	SociologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$33,529	$51,024	$25,000	8th of 9
29	PsychologyAbout 226 graduates a year	$31,327	$56,291	$21,935	19th of 22
30	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 187 graduates a year	$30,993	$57,933	$23,250	8th of 13
31	ArchaeologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$29,547	$41,084	$23,008	1st of 1
32	HistoryAbout 5 graduates a year	$28,013	$43,014	$26,924	9th of 10
33	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 20 graduates a year	$19,407	$34,538	$19,750	11th of 11

Program names link to the program's own page, and Wisconsin ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Wisconsin programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Medical Laboratory Science$68,564
Management Information Systems$67,661
Computer and Information Science$65,243
Accounting$62,450
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$60,232

Lowest median debt

Medical Laboratory Science$19,500
Fine and Studio Arts$19,750
Insurance$20,250
International Business$20,475
Public Administration$20,500

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 234 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 226 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 201 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 187 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 131 graduates a year

Common questions

Medical Laboratory Science graduates earn a median of $68,564 in their first year, the most of 33 UW-La Crosse bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Wisconsin rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels