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Bachelor's+36% vs national median2,638 grads tracked

Marketing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 2nd of 221 bachelor's programs in Marketing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$61,580
middle 50%: $46,437 – $75,353
Median · 5 years out
$94,210
middle 50%: $69,682 – $123,568
Median · 10 years out
$134,070
middle 50%: $92,037 – $189,903

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Marketing (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Marketing majors at this institution see median first-year salaries of $62k. Ten-year earnings grow to a median of $134k.

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
4.7 yrs
≈ $5,185 total interest

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