Graduate earnings are in line with similar institutions.
What graduates earn 10 years after enrollment.
Annual salary at 10 years
Lower quartile earnings
Upper quartile earnings
How graduate earnings grow in the decade after enrollment.
UW-Green Bay graduates experience steady earnings growth throughout their early careers. Median earnings rise from $46,546 six years after enrollment to $49,891 at eight years and reach $52,528 at ten years, representing 12.9% growth from the six-year mark.
How outcomes compare to similar institutions.
Graduate earnings align with peer institutions — outcomes are in line with similar schools.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $18,500 in debt with typical earnings.
UW-Green Bay graduates manage debt levels well below national and peer averages. Median student debt reaches $18,500 compared to a peer median of $21,105, representing $2,605 less borrowing than similar institutions.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay delivers above average return on educational investment through a combination of controlled costs and solid earnings outcomes. The return index ranks at the 58.3rd percentile nationally, reflecting above average performance on this comprehensive measure.
Approximately 25.6% of UW-Green Bay graduates continue to graduate or professional study, based on program mix analysis with medium confidence. This ...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Program-level earnings demonstrate the importance of field selection in financial outcomes. Adult Health Nurse/Nursing leads at $76,016, followed by Computer Science at $69,844 and Accounting Technology at $62,040.
Business Administration, the university's largest program with 219 graduates, produces median earnings of $53,401. Liberal arts programs like Psychology ($40,527), English Literature ($42,430), and Education ($39,768) cluster in the lower earnings range but often provide pathways to graduate study or service-oriented careers.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
Earnings outcomes show moderate variation that supports diverse career pathways. The distribution spans from $38,607 at the 25th percentile to $73,130 at the 75th percentile, creating a 1.9:1 ratio between top and bottom quartiles.
