University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW - La Crosse) is a four-year, public school located in La Crosse, WI.
It offers 28 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,832 for in-state and $21,529 for out-of-state students.
A total of 945 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,446 students at UW - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse offers online graduate programs and 509 out of 945 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UW - La Crosse's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,832 for Wisconsin residents and $21,529 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-eight (28) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1725 State St, La Crosse, WI |
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| Graduate School Students | 921 students
509 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,832
Out-of-State$21,529 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 28 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Wisconsin residents, the tuition & fees are $10,832 and $21,529 for non-Wisconsin residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $515 for Wisconsin residents and $1,109 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,269 | $19,966 |
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| Fees | $1,563 | $1,563 |
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| Cost per Credit | $515 | $1,109 |
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| Books & Supplies | $120 |
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| Room & Board | $8,702 (On-Campus) / $8,702 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,148 (On-Campus) / $2,148 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $21,802 | $32,499 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $21,802 | $32,499 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,052 | $10,087 | $10,124 | $10,373 | $10,832 |
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| Out-of-State | $20,038 | $20,073 | $20,110 | $20,609 | $21,529 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 28 major areas - 22 Master's (8 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 362 students have been conferred Master's degree and 55 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 362 | 55 | 12 | 6 |
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| Men | 113 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
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| Women | 249 | 42 | 10 | 4 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
UW - La Crosse graduate schools have a total of 921 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 282 male and 639 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 382 full-time and 539 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 509 students enrolled through online exclusively and 159 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 783 White, 24 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
11 grad students are younger than 22 and 135 students are older than 65. It has 582 students aged between 22 and 30 and 217 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 921 |
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| Men | 282 |
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| Women | 639 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 921 |
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| Full-time Students | 382 |
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| Part-time Students | 539 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 921 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 27 |
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| Black | 24 |
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| Hispanic | 40 |
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| White | 783 |
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| Two or more races | 13 |
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| Un-Known | 13 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 921 |
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| 21 & Under | 11 |
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| 22-24 | 367 |
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| 25-29 | 215 |
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| 30-34 | 129 |
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| 35-39 | 88 |
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| 40 & Over | 135 |
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Online Population
At University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate schools, 509 students enrolled online exclusively and 159 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 945 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 509 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 159 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 277 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 509 |
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| Wisconsin Resident | 331 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 174 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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