Which UW-Milwaukee bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Industrial Engineering graduates leave with a median of $22,536 in federal loans, the lowest among 54 UW-Milwaukee bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UW-Milwaukee cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,398 a year, and $22,398 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,014 a year.

How many UW-Milwaukee programs report graduate pay?

57 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 10 certificate programs at UW-Milwaukee report first-year pay, and 64 of them also report federal debt.

UW-Milwaukee Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Public university
Milwaukee, WI
16,758 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

57 UW-Milwaukee bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($76,982), and Theatre the least ($20,455). The median program pays $40,487. UW-Milwaukee also has one associate's program and 10 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,398Per year. Out-of-state $22,398

Average net price after aid$15,014Per year

Graduation rate49%Within 6 years

Admission rate91%Of applicants

All 57 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	Computer EngineeringAbout 8 graduates a year	$76,982	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 6
2	Computer ScienceAbout 87 graduates a year	$73,795	$90,407	$29,000	1st of 5
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 43 graduates a year	$73,603	$89,916	$32,498	5th of 5
4	NursingAbout 252 graduates a year	$70,900	$77,482	$27,000	14th of 19
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 84 graduates a year	$70,474	$87,002	$27,000	5th of 6
6	Materials EngineeringAbout 8 graduates a year	$69,175	Not reported	$29,750	2nd of 2
7	Industrial EngineeringAbout 20 graduates a year	$68,673	$86,436	$22,536	4th of 4
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 42 graduates a year	$64,317	$83,381	$28,000	5th of 5
9	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 163 graduates a year	$62,966	$68,982	$30,500	2nd of 3
10	Business AdministrationAbout 105 graduates a year	$56,774	$75,258	$26,000	5th of 24
11	MathematicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$56,284	$87,751	$27,000	2nd of 9
12	Management Information SystemsAbout 35 graduates a year	$54,722	$83,079	$26,000	5th of 6
13	AccountingAbout 62 graduates a year	$54,119	$76,212	$25,750	15th of 19
14	FinanceAbout 176 graduates a year	$52,744	$65,224	$26,276	8th of 10
15	Information ScienceAbout 123 graduates a year	$51,582	$71,313	$27,081	1st of 2
16	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 33 graduates a year	$50,472	Not reported	$29,000	4th of 4
17	Human ResourcesAbout 66 graduates a year	$48,505	$68,182	$26,000	5th of 5
18	Special EducationAbout 12 graduates a year	$48,378	Not reported	$26,375	3rd of 10
19	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year	$46,739	$67,413	$29,665	6th of 8
20	MarketingAbout 258 graduates a year	$45,966	$64,448	$26,000	10th of 13
21	BusinessAbout 22 graduates a year	$45,570	$64,695	$27,000	5th of 8
22	EconomicsAbout 34 graduates a year	$44,327	$68,869	$27,000	8th of 9
23	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$43,936	$70,902	$24,225	3rd of 3
24	EducationAbout 127 graduates a year	$43,867	$47,785	$30,990	2nd of 4
25	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 12 graduates a year	$43,128	$44,601	$27,750	9th of 13
26	ArchitectureAbout 99 graduates a year	$43,014	$62,605	$26,000	1st of 1
27	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$42,932	$67,218	$27,000	3rd of 4
28	Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$42,673	$62,368	$29,000	5th of 7
29	Political ScienceAbout 57 graduates a year	$40,487	$56,389	$24,000	4th of 10
30	Social WorkAbout 87 graduates a year	$40,188	$49,042	$29,610	8th of 10
31	Educational AdministrationAbout 42 graduates a year	$39,637	$46,490	$39,662	1st of 1
32	Criminal JusticeAbout 119 graduates a year	$38,640	$57,315	$25,715	9th of 10
33	CommunicationsAbout 172 graduates a year	$38,040	$51,174	$26,000	9th of 15
34	ChemistryAbout 7 graduates a year	$36,771	$63,792	Not reported	6th of 6
35	SociologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$36,452	$49,160	$26,000	2nd of 9
36	BiologyAbout 107 graduates a year	$36,215	$56,061	$27,000	8th of 20
37	PhilosophyAbout 13 graduates a year	$34,666	$47,729	$25,500	2nd of 3
38	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$34,066	$52,706	$26,000	5th of 13
39	PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year	$33,906	$50,559	$27,000	14th of 22
40	Romance LanguagesAbout 29 graduates a year	$33,705	$57,941	$23,000	8th of 9
41	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 49 graduates a year	$33,262	$49,496	$28,000	3rd of 7
42	AnthropologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$33,261	$42,673	$27,000	1st of 2
43	HistoryAbout 42 graduates a year	$32,201	$48,145	$26,000	7th of 10
44	GeographyAbout 10 graduates a year	$32,052	$44,943	$27,000	5th of 5
45	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 79 graduates a year	$31,985	$43,848	$28,000	4th of 11
46	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 11 graduates a year	$31,714	$46,967	$26,000	3rd of 3
47	International StudiesAbout 35 graduates a year	$31,433	$54,140	$26,738	2nd of 3
48	Religious StudiesAbout 2 graduates a year	$30,844	$44,527	Not reported	1st of 1
49	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 19 graduates a year	$30,561	$48,986	$26,500	5th of 5
50	Nutrition ScienceAbout 8 graduates a year	$30,042	Not reported	$31,000	2nd of 2
51	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 5 graduates a year	$29,270	$50,530	$27,011	1st of 2
52	EnglishAbout 49 graduates a year	$28,690	$42,815	$26,291	9th of 10
53	MusicAbout 11 graduates a year	$26,875	$39,577	$25,750	3rd of 4
54	DanceAbout 9 graduates a year	$25,456	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 2
55	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 12 graduates a year	$25,285	$48,586	$25,479	1st of 1
56	Film and PhotographyAbout 101 graduates a year	$23,840	$41,542	$27,000	1st of 1
57	TheatreAbout 25 graduates a year	$20,455	$35,227	$27,000	5th of 6

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Wisconsin" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Wisconsin.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Wisconsin
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 154 graduates a year	$30,144	$47,037	$10,700	3rd of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Wisconsin ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

All 10 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Wisconsin" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate 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	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$46,673	Not reported	$28,000	1st of 1
2	Medical Illustration and InformaticsAbout 34 graduates a year	$45,144	$75,295	Not reported	1st of 1
3	International BusinessAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,826	$55,330	$26,112	1st of 1
4	EntrepreneurshipAbout 19 graduates a year	$42,545	Not reported	$23,397	1st of 1
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year	$40,717	$45,431	$29,333	1st of 1
6	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$37,331	Not reported	$27,437	1st of 1
7	Urban and Regional PlanningAbout 12 graduates a year	$35,960	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 1
8	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$34,346	$58,504	$25,787	1st of 1
9	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$30,504	Not reported	$24,449	1st of 1
10	Behavioral SciencesAbout 9 graduates a year	$26,331	$51,727	$24,721	1st of 1

4 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$76,982
Computer Science$73,795
Electrical Engineering$73,603
Nursing$70,900
Mechanical Engineering$70,474

Lowest median debt

Industrial Engineering$22,536
Romance Languages$23,000
Political Science$24,000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology$24,225
Linguistics and Language Studies$25,479

Largest programs

MarketingAbout 258 graduates a year
NursingAbout 252 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 176 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 172 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 163 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $76,982 in their first year, the most of 57 UW-Milwaukee 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