Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $60,184, at the 52nd percentile. That is $2,883 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $10,157 less than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 19th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $10,173. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $20,330.
Azimuth places the return pillar at the 45th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings picture is mixed at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $60,184 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 52nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 2,270 completers.
A typical earnings scenario based on the program mix is $60,184. An estimated 33.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.
Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, offer a less favorable model-based reading. Graduates earn about $10,157 less than the model expects for similar students.
The middle-range earnings percentile and lower-than-expected model result point to a mixed return picture.
The institutional figures offer two different reference points for return. At University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $60,184 four years after completion, in the 52nd percentile.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the university’s figure is $2,883 above it. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 19th percentile.
Graduates earn about $10,157 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,173.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $20,330. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,300.
Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from $49,608 on the downside to $76,922 on the upside. Azimuth ranks the university #809 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The peer comparison and the model expectation do not give the same reading. Computer and Information Sciences has the highest listed program earnings, with 46 degrees awarded and median earnings of $93,633 four years after completion.
Among the largest programs, Biology awarded 247 degrees, with median earnings of $67,446 four years after completion. These figures show different earnings levels across programs that range from a small high-earning field to a larger biology program.
Program choice marks a broad modeled earnings range at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The downside earnings scenario is $49,608, and the upside scenario is $76,922 four years after completion; these are scenarios based on the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
Among higher-earning fields, Computer and Information Sciences has median earnings of $93,633 four years after completion, followed by Physics at $80,594 and Management Information Systems and Services at $80,552. Those field results help explain the distance between the earnings scenarios.
The value question at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse turns on whether a moderate debt load is manageable against earnings that fall short of the model's expectation. Graduates earn about $10,157 less than the model expects for similar students, and the return pillar sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Borrowers who complete a degree leave with a median of $22,500 in federal student loans. That is $1,271 above the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, the debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $256 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $16,958 in Parent PLUS loans.
The published cost of attendance is $19,593, and aid covers about 17% of that for the average aid recipient. After grants and scholarships, the lowest income band pays an average net price of $8,224, while the highest band pays $18,991—a spread of $10,767.