University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public college in Madison, WI. Its average net price is $16,600 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $3,424 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $3,837 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $6,026 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,839 |
| $110,001 and up | $28,208 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $67,591 |
| 8 years after entry | $74,049 |
| 10 years after entry | $80,330 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not published | Not published |
| Agricultural Business | $56,426 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,101 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $12,805 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Agricultural Public Services | $46,367 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $15,375 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Animal Sciences | $41,283 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $35,729 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $44,425 n=127 | $21,240 n=140 |
| Biology | $41,194 n=260 | $18,420 n=290 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $79,909 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $69,386 n=147 | $16,630 n=130 |
| Chemical Engineering | $88,450 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Chemistry | $51,795 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $22,116 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Civil Engineering | $71,989 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $18,993 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Communications | $46,117 n=221 | $19,500 n=171 |
| Computer Engineering | $90,524 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Computer Science | $86,643 n=365 | $15,000 n=347 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | $18,686 n=132 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $53,850 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $40,370 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Economics | $58,619 n=296 | $18,358 n=258 |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,353 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Engineering Mechanics | $73,650 National median for this major n=73 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,625 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $17,374 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Environmental Conservation | $45,219 n=124 | $17,500 n=104 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $40,847 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $71,913 n=254 | $18,835 n=302 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,551 n=137 | $17,500 n=141 |
| Genetics | $43,621 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Geography and Cartography | $45,760 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $19,782 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | $67,287 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $42,880 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $17,761 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $42,901 n=126 | $20,250 n=115 |
| Industrial Engineering | $83,954 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Insurance | $80,508 n=110 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| International Business | $72,575 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $16,724 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $45,018 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $16,065 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Journalism | $52,252 n=165 | $19,500 n=114 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $84,089 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $15,949 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Marketing | $67,255 n=181 | $16,031 n=159 |
| Materials Engineering | $77,204 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $64,314 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $79,801 n=122 | $19,500 n=136 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $47,629 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $39,505 n=165 | $20,500 n=196 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $42,529 n=100 | $18,025 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $41,092 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $18,504 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $45,981 n=274 | $16,000 n=227 |
| Psychology | $38,833 n=286 | $20,248 n=373 |
| Real Estate | $75,375 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Registered Nursing | $81,305 n=331 | $21,875 n=233 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | $19,441 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,594 n=100 | $16,899 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,052 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | $31,899 National median for this major n=259 | Not published |
| Sociology | $39,823 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $49,692 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,494 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $19,500 n=157 |
| Statistics | $66,485 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $38,177 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $15,943 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $48,054 n=104 | $14,892 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $34,340 National median for this major n=1,905 | $14,572 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,404 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
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