General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 232 graduates a year

$57,760
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,081
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$75,399
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 27
Rank by pay
#8 of 27
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,737
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Madison Compares for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

All 27 colleges reporting general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations 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
1Baylor University Waco, TX$125,167$127,258#1$84,271
2Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT$107,585$101,965#2$93,151
3Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$98,487$101,790#3$75,543
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$93,141$94,697#4$66,372
5Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$86,245$92,036#5$58,773
6Weber State University Ogden, UT$82,549$78,237#14$57,451
7Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$82,441$88,444#6$62,580
8University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$82,081$85,409#8$57,760
9Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$79,147$81,933#12$72,092
10Ball State University Muncie, IN$78,401$84,110#10$65,184
11University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$76,648$87,002#7—

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
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
Management Information Systems and Services—$73,506—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Madison general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $57,760 one year after graduating and $82,081 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations?

Among 27 colleges reporting earnings for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations ($75,399), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,737.

← 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.