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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee?
65 of 65 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 13 | $95,849 | — |
| Computer Science | 109 | $92,342 | #141 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 43 | $91,955 | #180 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 115 | $86,405 | #201 |
| Industrial Engineering | 20 | $82,763 | #70 |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 9 | $82,131 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 244 | $81,067 | #222 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 75 | $78,127 | #136 |
| Civil Engineering | 63 | $77,958 | #162 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 52 | $76,422 | #57 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 8 | $75,055 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 173 | $73,346 | #23 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 126 | $72,507 | #147 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 15 | $70,656 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 168 | $70,639 | #36 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 223 | $69,673 | #137 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 73 | $67,192 | #37 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 30 | $65,400 | #43 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 30 | $64,492 | #63 |
| Economics | 43 | $64,454 | #191 |
| Marketing | 299 | $64,173 | #106 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 15 | $63,838 | — |
| Architecture | 82 | $62,803 | #34 |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | $61,089 | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 10 | $59,370 | — |
| Biology, General | 107 | $58,804 | #205 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 139 | $58,223 | #64 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 9 | $57,604 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 34 | $57,596 | #14 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 213 | $55,697 | #116 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 26 | $54,462 | #33 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 58 | $53,974 | #139 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 24 | $53,793 | #126 |
| Nutrition Sciences small degree count | 6 | $53,006 | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 9 | $52,659 | — |
| Psychology, General | 278 | $52,328 | #144 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 15 | $52,142 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 9 | $51,713 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 64 | $51,320 | #250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 51 | $51,181 | #119 |
| Social Work | 75 | $50,392 | #129 |
| Sociology | 39 | $49,486 | #179 |
| Education, General | 162 | $49,228 | #12 |
| History | 41 | $48,442 | #196 |
| Anthropology | 23 | $47,811 | #66 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 16 | $47,574 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 44 | $46,822 | #2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 54 | $46,712 | #197 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 104 | $44,788 | #71 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 22 | $44,776 | #148 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 83 | $44,232 | #42 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 11 | $42,435 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 29 | $39,452 | #84 |
| Music | 21 | $37,616 | #137 |
| Dance small degree count | 12 | $29,695 | — |
| Graphic Communications small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Educational Administration and Supervision#2
- Education, General#12
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions#14
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions#23
- International/Globalization Studies#33
- Architecture#34
- Information Science/Studies#36
- Human Resources Management and Services#37
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#42
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#43
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
The return on a degree at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee depends heavily on the field a student chooses. The university has 55 programs with published earnings data, 40 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 21.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Health Professions follows at 13.2%, with Engineering at 7.4%.
Marketing is the largest single program, at 299 degrees awarded a year, and Azimuth ranks it #106 nationally. The highest-ranked program is Educational Administration and Supervision, at #2 in its field, where graduates earn a median of $46,822 four years after completion.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.