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

Platteville, WI · Public · 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 | $61,760 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,703 – $83,326 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,115 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 56% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,266 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,760 | derived |

**56% 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 $15,000 (≈ 24% 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 $21,054 to $95,585 across 27 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $95,585 | $26,008 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $89,346 | $31,133 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,776 | $23,250 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,712 | $27,275 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,693 | $24,272 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,385 | $22,750 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,584 | $25,000 |
| Engineering Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,446 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,584 | $21,750 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,099 | $19,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $53,605 | $31,763 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $47,586 | $26,911 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,039 | $22,000 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,159 | $15,250 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,803 | $15,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,027 | $21,459 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,320 | $23,600 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,120 | $18,748 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,042 | $22,625 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,984 | $21,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,834 | $24,783 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,028 | $24,307 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,485 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,385 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,941 | $20,467 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,530 | $20,803 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $21,054 | $5,500 |

## 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 University of Wisconsin-Platteville by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?240462

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