Ottawa University-Milwaukee
A good fit for students who want small classes and close faculty access. no major red flags in the data. a private nonprofit school with 41 students.
About This School
Ottawa University-Milwaukee is a private nonprofit institution located in Brookfield, Wisconsin with approximately 41 undergraduate students enrolled. Typical graduates earn $48,100 within 10 years of enrollment.
This school is best suited for adult learners or working professionals who need flexibility and personal attention, and who already have some clarity about their career direction. With only 41 undergraduate students, you're looking at an unusually small and intimate environment — which can be genuinely valuable if you want close faculty relationships, but also raises real questions about campus life, extracurricular options, and institutional stability. The debt-to-earnings picture is manageable — median debt of $21,500 against median earnings of $48,100 a decade out is a reasonable ratio — but those earnings aren't exceptional, so this works best financially if you're keeping costs low through employer tuition benefits or other aid. My honest advice: before applying, call the admissions office and ask pointed questions about graduation rates, job placement support, and what a typical student's experience actually looks like day-to-day. If you're a traditional 18-year-old looking for a full college experience, keep searching — but if you're a working adult in the Milwaukee area who needs structure and flexibility, this could be a quiet fit worth a closer look.
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Percentage of degrees awarded. Source: College Scorecard.
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After Graduation
Earnings 6 Years After Enrollment, by Gender
Gap: 17% less for female graduates. National avg ~16%.
What Each Major Actually Earns
Median earnings four years after graduation, by major, next to the national median for that same major at every college. The school-wide average hides this: at most schools the spread between the best- and worst-paying majors is far wider than the gap between schools.
Ottawa University-Milwaukee graduates earn most above the national rate in Health and Medical Administrative Services ($82,317 vs $58,716 nationally), and most below it in Psychology, General ($43,959 vs $50,706).
| Major | Grads | Here | National | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 7 | $64,798 | $68,257 | −$3,459 |
| Psychology, General | 6 | $43,959 | $50,706 | −$6,747 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 5 | $72,368 | $76,194 | −$3,826 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 4 | $82,317 | $58,716 | +$23,601 |
| Human Services, General | 3 | $52,309 | $48,597 | +$3,712 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 2 | $66,759 | $68,069 | −$1,310 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 1 | $92,782 | $88,910 | +$3,872 |
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled four years after completing a bachelor's degreehere. Majors with too few graduates to report are omitted for privacy, so this is not the school's full program list.
Will This School Pay Off?
Solid return. Earnings outpace debt, though major choice matters.
Earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are means across all graduates, not specific to any major.
Student Body
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (41 undergraduates).
Contact & Location
Address
Ottawa University-Milwaukee
245 South Executive Drive, Suite 340
Brookfield, WI 53005
Official Links
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Sources & Methodology
Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Accessed via automated sync. Latest values may come from different reporting years depending on the metric.
- Earnings figures are institution-level averages, not major-specific.
- Some metrics are based on Title IV financial aid recipients only.
- Some values may be privacy-suppressed or rolled up by the Department of Education.
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