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Bachelor's+7% vs national median310 grads tracked

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 15th of 110 bachelor's programs in Communication Disorders Sciences and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,525
middle 50%: $21,524 – $39,396
Median · 5 years out
$67,193
middle 50%: $54,914 – $80,306
Median · 10 years out
$75,934
middle 50%: $58,143 – $96,505

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Madison's bachelor's program in Communication Disorders Sciences and Services earn a median $28,525 one year after graduating, rising to $75,934 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $62,582 for this field, ranking 15th of 110 reporting programs.

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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,942 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$70,556 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$70,313 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,225 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,270 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$67,953 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$67,647 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$67,148 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$67,131 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$67,088 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$66,965 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$66,839 · 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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