With retail price tuitions at several of Wisconsin’s private universities topping $50,000 a year, results matter. A report assembled by the free market-oriented Badger Institute may help select the school that does the best job of moving graduates up the economic ladder.
Sheboygan County’s only private university, Lakeland University, displayed mixed results within the three metrics published by the Badger Institute in the study involving Wisconsin’s 21 four-year private schools. Lakeland ranked third in the percentage of grads who move up at least two income brackets by age 34 with 19% achieving that mark. Lakeland was middle-of-the-pack in income by its graduates who earned a median income of $39,200 by age 34, and was dead last in the percentage of graduates who move from the bottom to the top income bracket by age 34 at just 6%.
For comparison, Milwaukee School of Engineering led all categories. Those with a degree from MSOE earned a median income of $72,700 by age 34; 24% of its graduates moved up at least two income brackets by that age, and 50% of MSOE grads moved from the bottom to the top bracket by age 34.
We requested feedback in an email to the Communications Office at Lakeland University, but have not heard back. You can find the full report here.
Results of the Badger Institute Study on Private College Performance After Graduation
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