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

Entrepreneurship graduates leave with a median of $18,785 in federal loans, the lowest among 34 UW-Whitewater bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UW-Whitewater cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,616 a year, and $18,716 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,158 a year.

How many UW-Whitewater programs report graduate pay?

35 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 4 certificate programs at UW-Whitewater report first-year pay, and 38 of them also report federal debt.

UW-Whitewater Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Public university
Whitewater, WI
9,405 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

35 UW-Whitewater bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Quality Control and Safety Technology pays the most in the first year ($70,016), and Theatre the least ($24,412). The median program pays $42,256. UW-Whitewater also has one associate's program and 4 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,616Per year. Out-of-state $18,716

Average net price after aid$14,158Per year

Graduation rate59%Within 6 years

Admission rate86%Of applicants

All 35 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	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 39 graduates a year	$70,016	$79,419	$24,384	1st of 1
2	AccountingAbout 76 graduates a year	$61,926	$74,522	$21,500	4th of 19
3	FinanceAbout 198 graduates a year	$55,874	$73,029	$25,469	7th of 10
4	Business AdministrationAbout 175 graduates a year	$55,477	$68,804	$24,564	7th of 24
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$52,995	$93,941	$25,742	9th of 9
6	Human ResourcesAbout 40 graduates a year	$52,071	$67,137	$25,677	4th of 5
7	MathematicsAbout 19 graduates a year	$50,285	$56,282	$22,248	5th of 9
8	BusinessAbout 95 graduates a year	$49,965	$63,645	$25,675	3rd of 8
9	ChemistryAbout 13 graduates a year	$48,903	$70,214	$25,250	3rd of 6
10	MarketingAbout 158 graduates a year	$47,664	$68,927	$26,000	6th of 13
11	Special EducationAbout 37 graduates a year	$47,592	$51,281	$27,000	4th of 10
12	International BusinessAbout 12 graduates a year	$47,225	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4
13	EconomicsAbout 21 graduates a year	$46,404	$86,030	$21,698	6th of 9
14	EntrepreneurshipAbout 11 graduates a year	$45,373	Not reported	$18,785	1st of 1
15	Public AdministrationAbout 6 graduates a year	$44,951	$59,361	$27,187	1st of 2
16	Teacher EducationAbout 180 graduates a year	$43,611	$45,670	$28,687	12th of 19
17	Romance LanguagesAbout 16 graduates a year	$42,722	$53,891	$25,714	2nd of 9
18	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 61 graduates a year	$42,256	$51,631	$26,875	11th of 13
19	HistoryAbout 34 graduates a year	$40,807	$52,667	$27,000	1st of 10
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 28 graduates a year	$40,494	$49,173	$32,501	6th of 7
21	CriminologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$40,060	$54,285	$26,000	4th of 5
22	CommunicationsAbout 85 graduates a year	$39,367	$59,216	$26,000	6th of 15
23	Political ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$39,042	$53,769	$25,791	5th of 10
24	PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$38,376	$50,908	$26,000	4th of 22
25	BiologyAbout 72 graduates a year	$38,331	$56,815	$27,000	5th of 20
26	Social WorkAbout 57 graduates a year	$37,952	Not reported	$25,912	9th of 10
27	GeographyAbout 6 graduates a year	$37,521	$57,676	$23,983	4th of 5
28	SociologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$36,411	$49,424	$26,250	3rd of 9
29	JournalismAbout 32 graduates a year	$36,139	$50,223	$26,000	3rd of 3
30	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 29 graduates a year	$35,693	$51,657	$21,507	1st of 7
31	EnglishAbout 26 graduates a year	$33,318	$43,602	$27,000	7th of 10
32	MusicAbout 20 graduates a year	$31,134	$46,845	$27,000	2nd of 4
33	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$28,226	$41,226	$24,500	1st of 1
34	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 25 graduates a year	$26,122	$44,175	$25,250	9th of 11
35	TheatreAbout 5 graduates a year	$24,412	$43,748	$29,776	3rd 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.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn'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 172 graduates a year	$33,314	$41,203	$12,000	2nd of 7

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

All 4 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	SociologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$45,893	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 1
2	GeographyAbout 17 graduates a year	$42,580	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
3	Political ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$41,188	Not reported	$25,791	1st of 1
4	EnglishAbout 23 graduates a year	$27,013	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Quality Control and Safety Technology$70,016
Accounting$61,926
Finance$55,874
Business Administration$55,477
Computer and Information Science$52,995

Lowest median debt

Entrepreneurship$18,785
Accounting$21,500
Environmental Science and Conservation$21,507
Economics$21,698
Mathematics$22,248

Largest programs

FinanceAbout 198 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 180 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 175 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 158 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year

Common questions

Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates earn a median of $70,016 in their first year, the most of 35 UW-Whitewater 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