Bachelor's · Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Is History at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 9.9 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $48,027
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,741
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $24,380
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $63k (likely $63k – $83k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $9k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in WI
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 9.9 years (likely 5.2–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$171k (likely −$250k – −$87k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$88k (likely −$229k – $72k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 53%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)$100,375
- Paper Science and Engineering (Bachelor's)$99,625
- Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)$84,809
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$81,789
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$78,823
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$69,728
- Economics (Bachelor's)$66,453
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$64,810
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$64,792
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$64,760
- Mathematics (Bachelor's)$62,883
- Biology, General (Undergraduate certificate)$62,456
History at other schools in Wisconsin
- Marquette University$59,529
- University of Wisconsin-Madison$58,343
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse$50,745
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater$48,693
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee$48,442
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls$47,891
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay$44,899
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire$42,806
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside$42,349
- Carthage College$41,742