+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($17.1k → $19.2k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 8,995 undergraduate students. 102 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.6% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$58,561+17% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$50,011
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry67.6%+15% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$13,000+280% · '97→'20
At program completion8,995-9% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS81.9%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time76.1%+10% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,277+197% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,516SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.0%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $58,561 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+221%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · completion · 100% rose
13.7% → 43.9%
+197%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · in-state tuition rose
$3,249 → $9,642
+78%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,777 → $19,228
+280%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · median debt rose
$5,500 → $20,909
-100%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · cohort default rate fell
2.3% → 0.0%
+35%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,500 → $58,561
+37%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · earnings_median_8yr rose
$40,200 → $55,231
+36%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,700 → $50,011
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$125,445Business Administration, Management and Operations.$114,897Computer and Information Sciences, General.$103,420Management Information Systems and Services.$85,644Health and Medical Administrative Services.$83,643Accounting and Related Services.$76,121Finance and Financial Management Services.$76,102Marketing.$75,907Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,269Mathematics.$69,642Economics.$68,243Business Administration, Management and Operations.$65,534Political Science and Government.$63,586Public Health.$63,000Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.$60,794Chemistry.$60,104Biology, General.$59,053Communication and Media Studies.$57,987Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$56,689Geography and Cartography.$55,942Social Work.$54,942Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$54,467Criminal Justice and Corrections.$54,413Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$54,139
Showing top 24 of 36 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
36 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,269Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$54,467Health and Medical Administrative Services.$83,643Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$56,689Public Health.$63,000Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$125,445
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$513,733
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,803
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates earn $X” — not “University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.