10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$94,090at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI · 43 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 42 · Federal debt reported for 33
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$94,090 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
16.0 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−38%Estimated return after 10 years
$60,587Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $9,008 housing and food allowance plus $3,886 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$24,130
$8,000Annual price−$56,130
$16,000Annual price−$88,130
$17,000Current college-wide context−$92,130
$24,000Annual price−$120,130
$32,000Annual price−$152,130
$40,000Annual price−$184,130
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
44 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Wisconsin run 6% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$17,490Average net price / year
$22,797Cost of attendance
$23,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$244/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$60,587Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.9%Completion rate
87.7%Admission rate
1,150Average SAT score
23ACT midpoint
5,842Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Wisconsin-Stout
What does University of Wisconsin-Stout cost?
University of Wisconsin-Stout reports an average annual net price of $17,490 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Wisconsin-Stout graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $60,587 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Wisconsin-Stout graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $23,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Wisconsin-Stout worth the same?
No. The current release contains 43 field-and-degree records for University of Wisconsin-Stout; 42 report year-4 earnings and 33 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
7,895Students enrolled at any point
6,815Undergraduate students
1,080Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
46% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
374 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
73% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$53,599Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$59,051Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$59,104Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income63%
Middle income80%
Higher income79%
Undergraduate student composition
White83%
Black2%
Hispanic4%
Asian3%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Applied Mathematics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 27
$65,634Year 1
$90,933Year 5
$121,052Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 15
$83,306Year 1
$108,063Year 5
$120,677Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$64,578Year 1
$84,111Year 5
$101,595Year 10
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 14
$72,095Year 1
$88,103Year 5
$100,679Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$92,787Year 1
$96,471Year 5
$100,633Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 15
$69,669Year 1
$83,557Year 5
$99,957Year 10
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 41
$36,091Year 1
$64,402Year 5
$87,772Year 10
Clinical Psychology.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 42
$59,848Year 1
$75,080Year 5
$85,826Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$49,326Year 1
$64,234Year 4
$60,587Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$123,5732Manufacturing Engineering · Master's Degree$114,6493Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$101,7584Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,4405Applied Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$92,8036Polymer/Plastics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,1027Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$87,6458Manufacturing Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$87,431Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree · $59,621 reported+38%vs same-degree national median$25,937federal debt2Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree · $74,146 reported+26%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt3Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · $49,967 reported+21%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree · $74,326 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · $57,718 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt6Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · $53,436 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in WI
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
La Crosse, WI
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Annual net price
- $16,210
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,854
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Annual net price
- $16,550
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,697
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Annual net price
- $15,014
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,910
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -42%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- Annual net price
- $16,032
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,516
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -24%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 43 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $123,573 | Not available | Not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Master's Degree | $114,649 | Not available | Not reported |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $101,758 | $20,425 | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,440 | $24,500 | Not reported |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $92,803 | $21,000 | Not reported |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,102 | $23,850 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,645 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,431 | $29,814 | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $86,764 | Not available | Not reported |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $86,490 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,853 | $27,012 | Not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $77,269 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $76,784 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $74,697 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $74,326 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $74,146 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,697 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $66,306 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Food Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $63,009 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $62,663 | Not available | Not reported |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $60,490 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $59,937 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $59,703 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $59,621 | $25,937 | Not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,392 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $59,192 | $26,248 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $57,718 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,529 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $56,563 | $24,500 | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $56,451 | $25,225 | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,436 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,366 | $21,190 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $51,545 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $51,228 | Not available | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $50,042 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $49,967 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,703 | $26,375 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $48,444 | $30,000 | 0 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,043 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $47,256 | $26,701 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every University of Wisconsin-Stout program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.