Community colleges

Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa

Wauwatosa, WI Β· Private Β· 1,037 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

34.2%

of students transfer to a four-year institution

Completed after transferring
0.9%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.4%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$14,775
$30,000 – $48,000β€”
$48,000 – $75,000$11,909
$75,000 – $110,000$18,334
Over $110,000$17,792
All incomes (average)$14,858

Sticker tuition and fees: $20,288 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$3,500
Books and supplies$1,800
Other expenses, off campus$1,480

Outcomes

Completion rate
20%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
61%
Earnings @ 10yr
$32,568

after entering

Median debt
$21,549

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
18 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
42%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing77%
Business17%
Criminal Justice2%
Education1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (15)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing102$76,945$82,317national $80,813$22,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services55$37,324$40,225national $42,269$20,393
Business/Commerce, General37$36,137$42,758national $49,927$17,166
Criminal Justice and Corrections9$35,829$39,586national $46,706$21,350
Human Services, General7$29,435$39,830national $39,422$23,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods5$29,608β€”national $37,656$23,194
Accounting and Related Services4$40,451$46,709national $47,660$21,550
Human Resources Management and Services4$43,572$50,600national $54,425$22,750
Legal Support Services3$40,499$40,003national $44,669$22,150
Public Health3$37,907$43,403national $43,759$23,200
Marketing3β€”β€”national $44,264$22,134
Health and Medical Administrative Services2$36,217$37,689national $37,073$23,200
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management1$48,195$44,725national $54,726$21,862
Design and Applied Arts0$33,801$34,606national $38,127β€”
Hospitality Administration/Management0$35,051$40,680national $41,099$23,400
Undergraduate certificates (11)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants58$51,765$69,451national $56,073$18,121
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management1β€”β€”national $52,615$13,300
Health and Medical Administrative Services1$32,731$31,282national $35,447$13,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods0$26,143β€”national $34,631$13,300
Criminal Justice and Corrections0$28,433$39,411national $57,702$13,300
Human Services, General0$28,665$28,099national $36,390β€”
Public Health0$39,213$36,698national $53,933$13,300
Business/Commerce, General0$30,858β€”national $60,097$13,700
Accounting and Related Services0β€”$38,417national $44,589$12,755
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services0$35,183β€”national $32,681$13,300
Marketing0β€”β€”national $49,757$12,825
Bachelor's degrees (6)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing30$72,393$89,336national $88,910$34,979
Business Administration, Management and Operations5$51,466$52,556national $68,257$38,000
Accounting and Related Services1β€”β€”national $76,194$40,191
Human Services, General0β€”β€”national $48,597$45,600
Public Health0$45,692$47,437national $58,808$44,120
Human Resources Management and Services0β€”β€”national $68,069$44,000

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 3 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 17 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

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Contact and accreditation

Address
10950 W Potter Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone
(414) 302-7000
Institutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Where would you transfer to?

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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