University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Career Outcomes & Earnings

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $59,730. That is $2,429 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The median sits at the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,117 less than the model expects for similar students.

That places the gap at the 39th percentile. Azimuth places the university at the 48th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $4,645. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,762.

Earnings vary substantially by modeled scenario at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, from $48,817 in the downside case to $80,305 in the upside case. The scenarios are modeled from the program mix rather than observed groups.

At the upper end, Finance completers have median earnings of $79,927, Economics completers earn $79,267, and Business Administration and Management completers earn $79,228, all four years after completion. Those program medians sit near the upside scenario.

Graduate study is part of the context for reading the earnings figure. An estimated 28.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate marks a group outside that snapshot.

Program choice matters here: earnings are much higher in several business-related fields than in prominent moderate-earning fields. Finance shows median earnings of $79,927 four years after completion, with 79 degrees awarded.

Economics follows with median earnings of $79,267 and 51 degrees awarded. The contrast is clearest against two other large fields.

Teacher Education records median earnings of $45,902 four years after completion and 111 degrees awarded. Psychology posts $51,721 with 85 degrees awarded.

The higher figures in the business-related programs and the more moderate figures in education and psychology show how much the return picture varies by field.

Program choice matters here because the largest fields show a wide spread in earnings four years after completion. Health Professions accounts for 19.4% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, narrowly ahead of Business at 19.3%.

Among the largest programs, Nursing awarded 290 degrees and had median earnings of $77,490 four years after completion; Teacher Education awarded 111 degrees and had $45,902; Business Administration and Management awarded 91 degrees and had $79,228; Psychology awarded 85 degrees and had $51,721; and Finance awarded 79 degrees and had $79,927. The program-level figures range widely, so the intended field deserves close attention.