University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a public college in Milwaukee, WI. Its average net price is $15,625 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,204
$30,001 to $48,000$11,765
$48,001 to $75,000$13,484
$75,001 to $110,000$18,724
$110,001 and up$22,449
$10,916Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,515Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,625Average Net Price
$11,684Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$3,780Other Expenses
38.6%Students on Pell Grants
42.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

90.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 25ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,809
8 years after entry$56,243
10 years after entry$59,268
50.0%Graduation Rate
73.0%Retention Rate
$21,875Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Milwaukee, WILocation
Large citySetting
16,758Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$65,499 Small program - rough guide n=51$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=63
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Anthropology$34,163 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architecture$52,835 n=101$23,125 n=118
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$39,197 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Biology$36,985 n=172Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,991 n=183$24,000 n=117
Business and Commerce$44,769 Small program - rough guide n=93Not published
Chemistry$40,930 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Civil Engineering$68,502 Small program - rough guide n=76$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$60,912 n=227$26,661 n=277
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$43,787 n=354$25,000 n=278
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$75,508 n=138$25,697 n=130
Criminal Justice$44,763 n=190$23,625 n=160
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,487 Small program - rough guide n=69Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$51,938 Small program - rough guide n=86Not published
Education$45,576 n=267$25,025 n=250
Educational Administration and Supervision$42,610 Small program - rough guide n=53$35,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,701 Small program - rough guide n=66$28,725 Small program - rough guide n=33
English Language and Literature, General$37,558 Small program - rough guide n=94$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=73
Environmental Conservation$40,762 Small program - rough guide n=84$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=67
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$42,026 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,375 n=136$26,000 n=156
Finance and Financial Management Services$58,914 n=253$22,500 n=196
Geography and Cartography$41,169 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$46,257 n=118Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$40,846 Small program - rough guide n=68Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$54,592 n=134$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=82
Industrial Engineering$73,322 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Information Science/Studies$62,768 n=258$27,000 n=210
International/Globalization Studies$29,976 Small program - rough guide n=48$20,625 Small program - rough guide n=54
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$58,198 Small program - rough guide n=76$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$48,273 n=381$23,000 n=292
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$75,020 n=135$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$32,201 Small program - rough guide n=32$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Nutrition Sciences$40,981 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$44,776 n=107Not published
Psychology$40,587 n=391Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$79,733 n=466$25,000 n=414
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840$25,814 n=285
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,661 Small program - rough guide n=81Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Work$45,302 Small program - rough guide n=79$25,000 n=116
Sociology$43,363 Small program - rough guide n=74Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,758 Small program - rough guide n=55$22,941 Small program - rough guide n=97
Studio Art$37,984 n=173Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,785 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=30
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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