Agricultural Public Services at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 55 graduates a year

$48,092
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$71,726
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,152
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 10
Rank by pay
#1 of 10
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,000
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in agricultural public services earn 32% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Madison Compares for Agricultural Public Services

All 10 colleges reporting agricultural public services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$80,965$73,673#2$54,583
2University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$71,726$74,634#1$48,092
3University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$54,454$64,170#3$50,123
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$54,017$54,919#6$44,232
5Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$52,747$59,222#4$41,043
6The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$52,060$56,870#5$43,324
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$50,248$51,087#7$36,134
8University of Idaho Moscow, ID$45,263$48,131#9—
9University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$42,612$48,250#8$34,495
10University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$41,533$43,286#10—

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Real Estate$120,483$73,239#4 of 25
Computer Engineering$120,068—#38 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$119,655$80,566#48 of 459
Industrial Engineering$110,711$80,435#14 of 94
Finance and Financial Management Services$107,207$68,681#29 of 452
International Business$106,783$66,591#6 of 115
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$106,521$83,260#19 of 126
Insurance$105,992$78,796#1 of 21
Nuclear Engineering$102,449—#4 of 12
Chemical Engineering$101,676$85,945#44 of 158
Mathematics$101,438$67,744#23 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$101,390$68,909#48 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$100,005$67,699#28 of 1176
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,762$74,094#32 of 118
Statistics$99,210$64,684#16 of 50
Marketing$96,148$65,224#11 of 516
Mechanical Engineering$95,114$74,611#83 of 318
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,059$82,018#181 of 258
Engineering Mechanics$92,276$72,612—
Materials Engineering$91,265$76,662#19 of 34
Civil Engineering$87,691$71,246#85 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,579$75,513#517 of 966
Food Science and Technology$85,445—#1 of 29
Economics$85,366$54,495#135 of 368
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$82,081$57,760#8 of 27
Agricultural Business and Management$81,655$49,868#5 of 77
Agricultural Engineering$78,368$67,746#23 of 26
Physics$77,380$36,878#59 of 107
Journalism$75,967$40,942#6 of 187
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$74,963$29,866#14 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural public services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $48,092 one year after graduating and $71,726 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for agricultural public services?

Among 10 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural public services graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural public services at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 32% more than the national median for agricultural public services ($54,152), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,000.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Madison · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.