Nutrition Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 64 graduates a year

$34,504
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,329
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,053
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 53
Rank by pay
#17 of 53
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in nutrition sciences earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Madison Compares for Nutrition Sciences

All 53 colleges reporting nutrition sciences 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
1University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$79,391$72,241#3$35,161
2North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$75,508$81,031#1$33,669
3California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$73,522$66,900#6$23,211
4University of Georgia Athens, GA$70,867$73,362#2$27,724
5New York University New York, NY$70,508$67,109#5$24,084
6University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$69,604$61,294#18—
7California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$68,930$62,722#16$22,675
8Simmons University Boston, MA$68,021$59,900#21—
9Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$66,437$70,050#4$28,759
10University of California-Davis Davis, CA$64,519$58,708#24$34,512
…
27Cornell University Ithaca, NY$60,728$57,800#26$30,508
28Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$60,395$56,481#36$37,213
29Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$59,528$55,670#39$32,785
30University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$59,329$61,735#17$34,504
31California State University-Chico Chico, CA$59,146$53,819#45$25,490
32University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$59,079$60,705#19$31,950
33University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$59,054$56,409#37$32,676

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 nutrition sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,504 one year after graduating and $59,329 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for nutrition sciences?

Among 53 colleges reporting earnings for nutrition sciences graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is nutrition sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for nutrition sciences ($60,053), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← 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.