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After University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex: graduation, pay and debt

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Public · 580 undergrads

The typical student earns $54,990 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$55k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$23k
median federal debt at graduation.
61%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,851
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,789
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,990
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
71%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$23,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$15,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$18,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,123
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
61%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
75%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers