Bachelor's+25% vs national median1,319 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 15th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,817
middle 50%: $33,487 – $71,025
Median · 5 years out
$96,870
middle 50%: $81,861 – $116,552
Median · 10 years out
$139,289
middle 50%: $104,343 – $183,852
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting graduates at the University of Wisconsin - Madison see high returns, with a $52k median in year one. Salaries reach $97k by year five and $139k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,687 total interest
Same major at other universities
Quinnipiac University
$101,481 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$100,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$100,527 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$99,005 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$95,915 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$95,583 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$95,355 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$95,156 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$93,919 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$93,915 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out
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