Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Also known as MSOE · Website
$89,070
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$89,070
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 2,654 undergraduates and 249 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,453 a year (tuition and fees $50,480). It admits 59% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $89,070 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,453
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$50,480
US median $11,837
Admission rate
59%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$89,070
Rank 110 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,453
- Tuition and fees
- $50,480
- Cost of attendance
- $62,648
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,607
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,919
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,495
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,034
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,292
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,540 in 2015-16 to $50,480 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 59%
- SAT reading, middle
- 613
- SAT math, middle
- 670
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 2,654
- Graduate students
- 249
- Part-time students
- 2.2%
- Women
- 29%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 38
- Endowment
- $90.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 110 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,453 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $50,480 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 59% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $75,114 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $89,070 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 92% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
38 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $27,000 | $68,976 | $85,791 | $92,135 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $25,000 | $73,835 | $82,822 | $88,910 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $27,000 | $78,333 | $103,360 | $109,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $27,000 | $74,901 | $93,201 | $100,647 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | Withheld | $72,940 | $92,809 | $86,517 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 40 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | $70,090 | $93,229 | $93,451 |
| Architectural EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | $88,756 | $89,406 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $71,112 | $87,279 | $98,442 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | $60,187 | $86,550 | $68,257 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $55,333 | $81,935 | $98,158 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $94,025 | $98,323 |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $79,353 | $95,147 | $95,124 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Architectural EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,356 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,215 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Human Computer InteractionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,526 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $127,347 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Milwaukee School of Engineering cost?
$22,453 a year is the average net price at Milwaukee School of Engineering after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $50,480, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $62,648. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,607 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Milwaukee School of Engineering?
59% of applicants are admitted to Milwaukee School of Engineering. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Milwaukee School of Engineering graduates earn?
$89,070 a year is the median pay of former Milwaukee School of Engineering students who work, 10 years after they started ($75,114 after 6 years). That ranks 110 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $94,392.
How much student debt do Milwaukee School of Engineering graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Milwaukee School of Engineering graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Milwaukee School of Engineering?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Milwaukee School of Engineering finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Mechanical Engineering (92 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (72 bachelor's graduates), Computer Engineering (67 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 38 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.