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.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduates demonstrate consistent earnings growth throughout their early career development. Median earnings begin at $43,371 six years after enrollment, advance to $48,586 at eight years, and reach $52,021 at ten years post-graduation.
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 $21,503 in debt with typical earnings.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduates carry manageable debt levels that support long-term financial stability. Median debt reaches $21,503, slightly below the peer median of $21,105, indicating controlled borrowing relative to similar institutions.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point delivers return on investment around the national average, ranking at the 46.8th percentile. While graduates earn slightly below expectations with a $2,016 shortfall compared to predicted outcomes based on student demographics, the institution performs competitively relative to peer institutions.
Approximately 23.4% of graduates continue to graduate or professional study, with high confidence in this estimate based on program mix analysis. Thi...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Natural resources programs drive the university's strongest earning outcomes while demonstrating exceptional national recognition. Forest Management graduates earn $50,461 and rank #5 nationally, while Bioenergy graduates earn $50,348 and rank #2 nationally.
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences achieves the #1 national ranking with graduates earning $44,838. Business Administration, the largest program, produces graduates earning $53,730, while specialized Accounting Technology graduates earn $58,523.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
Earnings distribution shows moderate variation that reflects program diversity without extreme high-earning outliers. The spread from $37,608 at the 25th percentile to $69,056 at the 75th percentile represents reasonable outcome consistency.
