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University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, WI · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (15% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 72% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,443 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

577 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 37 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020115% 88
  2. Psychology, General 42.010112% 68
    Graduates in this field earn $46,647 4 years out
  3. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 51.99996.2% 36
    Graduates in this field earn $67,130 4 years out
  4. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01016.1% 35
  5. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01045.9% 34
    Graduates in this field earn $54,156 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Education, 0.0% → 4.7% of graduates since 2014–15 (27 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$89,495 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $64,354

    4 years after completion$89,495
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $24,250

  2. Management Information Systems and Services$70,370 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,588

    4 years after completion$70,370
    National median: $83,290Below typical

    Median federal debt: $23,217 · 25 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$67,130 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$67,130
    National median: $68,245About typical

    Median federal debt: $15,750 · 76 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Accounting and Related Services$64,177 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,648

    4 years after completion$64,177
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,340 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,915 · 69 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business/Commerce, General$63,554 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $45,679

    4 years after completion$63,554
    National median: $68,407Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $59,674 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,068

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,612 students, 164 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

51%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 4% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–98318%
10–1914833%
20–2914231%
30–394710%
40–49164%
50–99184%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty72%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$75,731

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$8,443
$8,443
← Lessmore than 24% of 557More →
Endowment per student$5,290
$5,290
← Lessmore than 20% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)