UW-Whitewater Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Public university
- Whitewater, WI
- About 47 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
UW-Whitewater computer and information science graduates earn about what computer and information science graduates earn nationally, $52,995 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,742 in federal loans, close to the national median of $24,750. Several Wisconsin programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Wisconsin and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, UW-Whitewater graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Wisconsin median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Wisconsin computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Wisconsin medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 77% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $6,395 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $273 a month, or 6.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 21 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $18,700.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
85% of graduates (73 of 86) were working in Wisconsin one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Wisconsin outside metro areas are about 10% below the national average, so a $52,995 salary here buys what about $59,161 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Software Developers
$122,660Median pay in Wisconsin. 21,730 people work in this job in Wisconsin. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$160,140Median pay in Wisconsin. 8,880 people work in this job in Wisconsin. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Computer Systems Analysts
$100,440Median pay in Wisconsin. 8,340 people work in this job in Wisconsin. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$83,650Median pay in Wisconsin. 8,470 people work in this job in Wisconsin. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About UW-Whitewater
Computer and Information Science ranks 5th of 35 bachelor's programs at UW-Whitewater by first-year earnings. The top three are Quality Control and Safety Technology ($70,016), Accounting ($61,926), and Finance ($55,874).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near Whitewater
Common questions
The median graduate earns $52,995 one year after graduating and $93,941 five years after. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in Wisconsin is $68,711.
The median federal loan balance is $25,742, which ranks 6th lowest of 9 computer and information science bachelor's programs in Wisconsin. That works out to about $273 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 49% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Wisconsin programs before deciding.
Most do. 85% (73 of 86) were working in Wisconsin one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the computer and information science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024