University of Wisconsin-Parkside Earnings: $55K (2026)

How much do University of Wisconsin-Parkside graduates earn?

The reported median is $55,184 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$2,117 per year.

Azimuth places the return for University of Wisconsin-Parkside in the 34th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median earnings for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after completion are $55,184, in the 33rd percentile.

The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $57,301, and the university's figure is $2,117 below. Those who complete a degree earn about $5,459 less than expects for similar students.

That result is at the 35th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,149.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,608. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,065.

The earnings scenarios point to a wide range: from $42,156 on the downside to $72,232 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Management Information Systems and Services graduates earn $70,370 four years after completion, from 16 degrees awarded a year. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences follows at $67,130, with 34 degrees awarded.

The largest program with published earnings, Psychology, reports median earnings of $46,647.

An estimated 27.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $55,184
Rank for difference from expectations: 35th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Wisconsin-Parkside reported median: $55,184
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,117 above University of Wisconsin-Parkside: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $5,459 above University of Wisconsin-Parkside: $60,643

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $42,156
Median · reported: $55,184
Higher estimate: $72,232

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Wisconsin-Parkside graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside graduates’ reported earnings are $5,459 below that expectation, the 35th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Wisconsin-Parkside caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Wisconsin-Parkside report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning program at University of Wisconsin-Parkside is Management Information Systems and Services, where graduates earn a median of $70,370 four years after completion. That figure comes from 16 degrees awarded a year, a small share of the university's output.

The largest program with published earnings is Psychology, with 71 degrees awarded and median earnings of $46,647. Accounting and Biology sit higher on the earnings scale, at $64,177 and $60,928 respectively, from 41 and 40 degrees each.

The spread between the largest program and the best-paid one is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

Business accounts for 27.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, ahead of Psychology at 9.3% and Security & Protective Services at 7.8%. The largest program with published earnings is Psychology, at 71 degrees awarded.

Its completers earn a median of $46,647 four years after finishing. Criminal Justice is close behind in size, with 60 degrees awarded and median earnings of $54,156.

The best-paid program is a smaller one. Management Information Systems and Services graduates earn $70,370 four years out, from 16 degrees awarded.

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences follows at $67,130, with 34 degrees awarded.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $42,156 to a typical outcome of $55,184 and an upside of $72,232. The spread shows that field of study matters substantially for earnings here.

Among the largest programs with published earnings, Psychology graduates earn $46,647 four years out, while Management Information Systems and Services reaches $70,370.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of University of Wisconsin-Parkside who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $55,184. Azimuth places that figure in the 33rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 852 completers.

Graduates earn about $5,459 less than the model expects for similar students. That gap sits at the 35th percentile.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix put the typical outcome at $55,184, with a downside of $42,156 and an upside of $72,232. An estimated 27.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Azimuth ranks the university #962 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. The return picture is mixed: earnings sit below both the peer median and the model's expectation.

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.