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Bachelor's-5% vs national median323 grads tracked

Landscape Architecture at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 21st of 26 bachelor's programs in Landscape Architecture by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,748
middle 50%: $35,547 – $61,637
Median · 5 years out
$62,146
middle 50%: $46,858 – $79,668
Median · 10 years out
$71,823
middle 50%: $52,132 – $90,544

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Landscape Architecture (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 Landscape Architecture earn a median $47,748 one year after graduating, rising to $71,823 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $65,122 for this field, ranking 21st of 26 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,350 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$62,976 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$62,868 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,719 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$62,610 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$61,611 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$61,085 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$55,355 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$53,181 · 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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