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Bachelor's+5% vs national median85 grads tracked

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 7th of 15 bachelor's programs in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$20,965
middle 50%: $16,813 – $38,393
Median · 5 years out
$140,310
middle 50%: $127,359 – $158,239
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (bachelor's) graduates.

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

University of Wisconsin - Madison offers high growth in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, moving from $20,965 to $140,310 by year 5. This represents significant upward mobility.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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
≈ $6,492 total interest

Same major at other universities

Oregon State University
$171,456 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$153,130 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$151,312 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$148,262 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$147,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$146,354 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$140,208 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$133,861 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$133,099 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$122,810 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$86,300 · 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
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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$123,822 · 5 yrs out

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