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title: Marquette University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Milwaukee, WI
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $78,257 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $54,671 – $105,538 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,639 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 83% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $66,768 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 89% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $50,257 | derived |

**83% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,500 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,516 to $133,430 across 48 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $133,430 | $229,890 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $98,808 | $125,865 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $95,780 | $38,819 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $77,371 | $61,329 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $75,221 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,686 | $24,767 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $70,861 | $41,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,220 | $25,947 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,101 | $26,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,407 | $26,975 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $65,252 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,138 | $22,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $63,081 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,508 | $26,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,720 | $21,762 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,290 | $25,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,153 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,717 | $21,643 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,162 | $41,428 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,582 | $23,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $53,424 | $137,200 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,299 | $25,000 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,171 | $22,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,991 | $26,000 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,055 | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,215 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,832 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $43,886 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,688 | $25,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,715 | $23,250 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $41,228 | $57,690 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,449 | $24,286 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,896 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,485 | $20,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,420 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,070 | $21,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,437 | $20,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,838 | $24,968 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,632 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,683 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,602 | $19,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,585 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,141 | $24,187 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,947 | $25,155 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,660 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,886 | $19,369 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,625 | $24,524 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,516 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Marquette University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?239105

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