by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 7,708 undergraduate · 3,398 graduate (11,106 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,553 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 325 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 275 |
| Marketing. | 232 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 185 |
Among University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. | $71,498 |
| Engineering, General. | $68,454 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $65,770 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $65,532 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $64,477 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,553 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
232 | $41,251 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Investments and Securities. |
167 | $45,310 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Actuarial Science. |
136 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Operations Management and Supervision. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
97 | $47,137 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 79 | $38,782 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Development. |
62 | $41,412 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
52 | $46,130 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
43 | $47,201 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
36 | NA |
| Real Estate. | 27 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. |
325 | $65,532 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
120 | $57,575 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. · Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. |
99 | $57,638 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
71 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health, Other. · International Public Health/International Health. |
70 | $43,778 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
64 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
40 | $53,104 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 24 | NA |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. | 14 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
10 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
1 | $40,619 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 183 | $63,103 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 161 | $45,005 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
46 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 171 | $36,801 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Urban Education and Leadership. · Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
91 | $43,839 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 41 | $47,168 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
39 | $43,962 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Art Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. |
25 | $39,885 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 12 | $42,318 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
118 | $20,759 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. · Intermedia/Multimedia. |
88 | $29,655 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
51 | $20,513 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
34 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
33 | $20,668 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. · Dance, Other. |
20 | $23,394 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
275 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
59 | $44,030 |
| Psychology, General. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 77 | $64,477 |
| Engineering, General. | 59 | $68,454 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
48 | $58,793 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
37 | $65,770 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
24 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 14 | $63,809 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
10 | $71,498 |
| Materials Engineering. | 7 | $61,164 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
52 | $33,368 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
46 | $41,227 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
46 | $33,739 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
28 | $24,064 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
14 | $33,409 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 13 | $52,339 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 181 | $43,339 |
| Public Administration. | 10 | NA |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · General Studies. |
185 | $28,668 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
107 | $30,067 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
23 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Molecular Biology. |
19 | $23,694 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
6 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
4 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. · Data Analytics, General. |
49 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 28 | $33,845 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 16 | $32,538 |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 13 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 11 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
11 | $31,539 |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
10 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 4 | NA |
| Dispute Resolution. | 2 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
158 | $40,552 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
146 | $33,698 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
100 | $36,424 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. · Forensic Science and Technology. |
34 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 42 | $42,227 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
40 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 27 | $50,248 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
79 | $31,631 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
49 | $29,196 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. |
24 | $48,882 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 72 | $32,947 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
22 | $29,662 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
22 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
17 | $37,282 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. · Meteorology. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Language Interpretation and Translation. · Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Applied Linguistics. |
25 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
15 | $34,865 |
| American Sign Language. ↳ Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. |
7 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | NA |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Gay/Lesbian Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · African-American/Black Studies. |
33 | $22,829 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · Latin American and Caribbean Studies. · Spanish and Iberian Studies. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. |
23 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
54 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
39 | $46,052 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Ethics. |
26 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
3 | $28,910 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
7 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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