Bachelor's-8% vs national median494 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Ranked 24th of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,019
middle 50%: $27,753 – $44,915
Median · 5 years out
$48,665
middle 50%: $38,246 – $63,247
Median · 10 years out
$59,962
middle 50%: $45,498 – $77,901
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Communications Technologies graduates start with a median salary of $36k. Earnings grow to nearly $60k by the tenth year of employment.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,002 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas State University
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$50,368 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,438 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$45,933 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$45,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
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$133,556 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,019 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,714 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,244 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,000 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,020 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,004 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,293 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,293 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Physics (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$81,770 · 5 yrs out