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Bachelor's0% vs national median224 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Ranked 140th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,435
middle 50%: $39,556 – $56,688
Median · 5 years out
$65,748
middle 50%: $57,025 – $76,604
Median · 10 years out
$81,881
middle 50%: $67,936 – $102,156

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Platteville's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $47,435 one year after graduating, rising to $81,881 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% below the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 140th of 321 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,152 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Oklahoma
$66,197 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$66,156 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$66,137 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$66,057 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$65,840 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$65,577 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$65,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$65,560 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$65,545 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$65,529 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$65,511 · 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
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

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