Top Majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison

WI · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 99 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
81	English Language and Literature, General	$35,005	$55,241	$71,677
82	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,027	$54,966	$62,102
83	Plant Sciences	$36,841	$54,933	$68,424
84	Area Studies	$36,047	$54,349	$75,771
85	Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$33,634	$54,265	$68,521
86	Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,580	$54,051	$78,372
87	Linguistics and Comparative Language Studies	$35,528	$52,354	$64,085
88	Music	$29,336	$51,714	$63,769
89	Fine and Studio Arts	$32,401	$50,718	$64,205
90	Religion/Religious Studies	$33,181	$50,050	$78,977
91	Botany/Plant Biology	$37,041	$49,627	$61,703
92	Forestry	$35,802	$49,207	$69,154
93	Anthropology	$32,082	$48,619	$66,943
94	Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$28,969	$47,718	$63,287
95	Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$33,078	$47,574	$58,858
96	Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$30,120	$46,625	$64,017
97	Classics and Classical Languages	$29,833	$46,571	$69,154
98	Dance	$28,456	$46,383	$64,402
99	Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$28,680	$45,099	$61,456

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.