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Master's+6% vs national median520 grads tracked

Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Ranked 12th of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$106,323
middle 50%: $87,848 – $132,347
Median · 5 years out
$126,019
middle 50%: $105,983 – $156,072
Median · 10 years out
$148,417
middle 50%: $115,457 – $186,356

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Platteville's master's program in Engineering earn a median $106,323 one year after graduating, rising to $148,417 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $118,623 for this field, ranking 12th of 126 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
3 yrs
≈ $3,136 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$132,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$132,085 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$131,483 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$131,351 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$128,196 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$125,156 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$124,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$123,757 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$123,601 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$123,233 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,556 · 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,495 · 5 yrs out

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