University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI 6,877 Undergrads 59.9% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$19,652

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$14,305

After Aid

Median Earnings

$59,730

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$14,305

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$59,730

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate59.9%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients26.1%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time86.3%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS83.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

86.5%

SAT Avg

1,090

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: 182175th: 25

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$534k

+$67k

+$49k

Median Cost$14k/yr

+$482k

+$15k

-$2k

Full Cost$20k/yr

+$463k

-$4k

-$22k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$14k/yr

Never

-5%

Full Cost$20k/yr

Never

-30%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return48%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-31%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Associate's Degrees

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$6,217

Earnings (4yr)

$43,877

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$18,645

Earnings (4yr)

$79,217

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$148k

Air Transportation

BachCIP: 4901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,825

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$24,035

Earnings (4yr)

$66,541

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

+$51k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

$22,033

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$20,542

Earnings (4yr)

$53,507

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$53k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$22,500

Earnings (4yr)

$79,228

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$149k

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$73,138

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

+$102k

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

BachCIP: 2604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,697

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$55,061

Natl Median: $75,975

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$64,103

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$32k

Community Organization and Advocacy

BachCIP: 4402

Median Debt

$22,000

Earnings (4yr)

$46,812

Natl Median: $51,936

Lifetime Value Added

-$109k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$107,771

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

+$366k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

BachCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$24,296

Earnings (2yr)

$44,356

Natl Median: $85,063

Lifetime Value Added

-$115k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$23,769

Earnings (4yr)

$58,489

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$12k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,642

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

$24,114

Earnings (4yr)

$79,267

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

+$149k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $84,599

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$24,992

Earnings (4yr)

$48,178

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$98k

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,185

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$22,250

Earnings (4yr)

$79,927

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$154k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$24,391

Earnings (4yr)

$50,189

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$81k

Fire Protection

BachCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,436

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

BachCIP: 5218

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$66,875

Natl Median: $75,399

Lifetime Value Added

+$54k

Geography and Cartography

BachCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,853

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,459

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 5199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $68,245

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$21,906

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$17,794

Earnings (4yr)

$67,766

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$61k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

$24,250

Earnings (4yr)

$54,506

Natl Median: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

-$45k

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,935

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

-$91k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,759

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$84k

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$19,500

Earnings (4yr)

$69,383

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

+$73k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

BachCIP: 2605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,582

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,074

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

BachCIP: 2609

Median Debt

$21,938

Earnings (4yr)

$56,407

Natl Median: $62,172

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$24,889

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$23,733

Earnings (4yr)

$51,721

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$68k

Public Administration

BachCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,093

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$22,166

Earnings (4yr)

$60,672

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

+$5k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

$22,250

Earnings (4yr)

$49,639

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

-$85k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$23,118

Earnings (4yr)

$77,490

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$135k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$37,208

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

-$178k

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$22,892

Earnings (4yr)

$51,044

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$74k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$47,828

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

-$101k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$25,250

Earnings (4yr)

$45,902

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$117k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,676

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$85k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

BachCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,259

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Urban Studies/Affairs

BachCIP: 4512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

PB-CertCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,018

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

PB-CertCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $124,255

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

PB-CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,414

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

PB-CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,439

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$146,587

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$618k

Computational Science

MastCIP: 3030

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $138,757

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$58,968

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

-$148k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$18,432

Earnings (4yr)

$62,328

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$117k

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

MastCIP: 0302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,563

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

MastCIP: 4400

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,050

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Library Science and Administration

MastCIP: 2501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,301

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,220

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

-$118k

Public Administration

MastCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$85,641

Natl Median: $81,408

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$75,518

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$26k

Research and Experimental Psychology

MastCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,216

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$19,712

Earnings (4yr)

$58,151

Natl Median: $65,123

Lifetime Value Added

-$156k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$55,999

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$176k

Doctoral Degrees

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$59,326

Earnings (4yr)

$111,224

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

+$126k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.