Bachelor's+17% vs national median532 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Ranked 4th of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,928
middle 50%: $38,544 – $56,060
Median · 5 years out
$61,393
middle 50%: $50,378 – $76,936
Median · 10 years out
$71,182
middle 50%: $54,781 – $94,197
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
Graduates in Communications Technologies earn a median first-year salary of $48k. After ten years, earnings typically rise to $71k.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,381 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$59,498 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$58,821 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$55,389 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Stout
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$124,276 · 5 yrs out
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$100,747 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$99,703 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$91,733 · 5 yrs out
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$90,327 · 5 yrs out
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$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,067 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out