Career and Leadership Development

UWW Placement & Salaries

Purpose of the Data

In accordance with federal regulations, the following UW-Whitewater placement data is being provided to all students.

Students are urged to seek assistance with career related decisions. UW-Whitewater Career & Leadership Development office offers career counseling and advice to all concered students.

Placement and Salary Data

This data, which covers a minimum of 50% of UW-Whitewater graduates and their programs, represents the average salary and placement rate for graduates. The category "Percent Placed: stands for those graduates who actually were available for employment. A "Placed Graduate" is one who has reported employment, admittance to graduate school, or entrance into the military. Salary figures are drawn from randomly selected UW-Whitewater graduates and, if necessary, national survey data.

Program % Placed

Representative
Entry-Level
Salary Range ($K)
College of Arts & Communication
Art 64 **
Journalism 70 30-35
Music 72 **
Speech Communication 62 32-37
Theatre 100 **
College of Business & Economics
Accounting 89 42-50
Economics (BS, BA, BBA) 80 **
Finance/Finance Planning 74 35-40
General Business 69 35-40
General Management 70 35-40
Human Resouce Management 77 32-37
Information Technology Infrastructure 70* 35-45
Management Computer Systems 89 45-55
Marketing 74 35-40
Operations Management 75 40-50
College of Education
Early Childhood 71 30-40
Elementary 62 30-40
Secondary 84 30-40
Special 81 30-40
Occupational Safety 88 45-50
College of Letters & Sciences
Biology 83 30-35
Chemistry 100 35-40
English 71 30-35
Geography 87 35-45
History 90 **
Management Computer Systems 100 45-55
Mathematics 57* **
Political Science 62 **
Psychology 81 30-35
Public Policy & Administration 83 30-35
Social Work 81 30-35
Sociology 83 30-35
     
* % Placed from 2008-09 graduation cycle    
**Insufficient salary data submitted by graduates from this program to calculate a representative salary range. Please refer to the NACE Salary Calculator.