University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW - Madison) is a four-year, public school located in Madison, WI.
It offers 296 graduate programs - 147 Master's, 115 Doctorate, 33 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,325 for in-state and $25,651 for out-of-state students.
A total of 13,004 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 51,044 students at UW - Madison. UW - Madison offers online graduate programs and 891 out of 13,004 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UW - Madison have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Wisconsin Law School and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In addition, you can find UW - Madison'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 $12,325 for Wisconsin residents and $25,651 for out-of-state students. It offers 296 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI |
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| Graduate School Students | 12,808 students
891 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,325
Out-of-State$25,651 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 296 Graduate Programs
147 Master's, 115 Doctorate, 34 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Wisconsin-Madison
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-Madison 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 $12,325 and $25,651 for non-Wisconsin residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $670 for Wisconsin residents and $1,503 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
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| Fees | $1,597 | $1,597 |
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| Cost per Credit | $670 | $1,503 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $14,124 (On-Campus) / $12,414 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,178 (On-Campus) / $3,178 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,727 | $44,053 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,017 | $42,343 |
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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 | $12,197 | $12,175 | $12,251 | $12,289 | $12,325 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,523 | $25,501 | $25,577 | $25,615 | $25,651 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 296 major areas - 147 Master's (6 online programs), 115 Doctorate, 33 Post-Bachelor's (13 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 2,960 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,608 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 | 2,960 | 1,608 | 138 | - |
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| Men | 1,434 | 723 | 82 | - |
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| Women | 1,526 | 885 | 56 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 7 |
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Graduate Student Population
UW - Madison graduate schools have a total of 12,808 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,975 male and 6,833 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 10,650 full-time and 2,158 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 891 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,181 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 6,400 White, 351 Black, and 779 Asian students are attending at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
276 grad students are younger than 22 and 652 students are older than 65. It has 9,614 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,462 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 12,808 |
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| Men | 5,975 |
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| Women | 6,833 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 12,808 |
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| Full-time Students | 10,650 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,158 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 12,808 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 43 |
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| Asian | 779 |
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| Black | 351 |
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| Hispanic | 853 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 6,400 |
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| Two or more races | 436 |
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| Un-Known | 219 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 12,808 |
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| 21 & Under | 276 |
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| 22-24 | 4,318 |
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| 25-29 | 5,296 |
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| 30-34 | 1,796 |
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| 35-39 | 666 |
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| 40 & Over | 652 |
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Online Population
At University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate schools, 891 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,181 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 13,004 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 891 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,181 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 10,932 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 891 |
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| Wisconsin Resident | 340 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 518 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 32 |
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