Bachelor's+7% vs national median1,019 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 12th of 44 bachelor's programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,501
middle 50%: $27,353 – $50,729
Median · 5 years out
$65,878
middle 50%: $49,907 – $87,411
Median · 10 years out
$92,809
middle 50%: $66,429 – $135,966
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Professions and Studies graduates earn $39k annually in their first year. Ten-year median pay reaches $93k.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,959 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$64,707 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$63,438 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$62,088 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,646 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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$227,440 · 5 yrs out
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