Human Resources Management and Services at Ottawa University-Milwaukee

Ottawa University-Milwaukee's HR program graduates start at $49,063—about $5,000 below the Wisconsin median and trailing every major program in the state. While the debt load of $30,736 sits slightly above the state median, it's not excessive by national standards. The real concern is that both earnings and debt fall below the 50th percentile when compared to similar programs: 40th percentile for earnings in Wisconsin and 41st nationally.

The program does serve a substantial population of Pell-eligible students (46%), suggesting it fills an access role. However, with Wisconsin offering strong HR programs at public universities like UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater—where graduates earn $6,000-$8,000 more annually—families should carefully evaluate the tradeoff. That earnings gap compounds significantly over time.

The small sample size means these figures could shift year to year, but the pattern is clear: this program underperforms its state peers despite comparable debt. For a Wisconsin resident, public university HR programs deliver better early-career outcomes at similar or lower cost. If Ottawa-Milwaukee offers unique scheduling flexibility or transfer credit policies that other schools don't, those factors might justify the earnings differential—but on numbers alone, stronger options exist in-state.