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Bachelor's-4% vs national median2,143 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stout

Ranked 63rd of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,991
middle 50%: $27,746 – $49,422
Median · 5 years out
$55,974
middle 50%: $42,934 – $70,632
Median · 10 years out
$66,443
middle 50%: $48,558 – $90,520

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Stout's bachelor's program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $37,991 one year after graduating, rising to $66,443 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $58,393 for this field, ranking 63rd of 135 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,884 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Central Oklahoma
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$55,987 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$55,650 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$55,520 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$55,444 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$55,307 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Stout

Engineering (Master's)
$124,276 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$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
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$91,733 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$90,327 · 5 yrs out
Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$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

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