Bachelor's-12% vs national median452 grads tracked
Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Ranked 49th of 59 bachelor's programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$74,365
middle 50%: $63,048 – $82,460
Median · 5 years out
$90,000
middle 50%: $78,613 – $104,503
Median · 10 years out
$104,916
middle 50%: $86,663 – $129,525
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Industrial Engineering graduates from this Wisconsin institution see a median first-year salary of $74k. Earnings typically grow to $90k by the fifth year and reach $105k after a decade.
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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,596 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$90,824 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$90,020 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$89,521 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$88,896 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$88,299 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$88,240 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$87,922 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$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
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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