University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is a four-year, public school located in Milwaukee, WI.
It offers 162 graduate programs - 68 Master's, 41 Doctorate, 45 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,728 for in-state and $26,159 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,162 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,450 students at UWM. UWM offers online graduate programs and 1,006 out of 4,162 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UWM'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 $12,728 for Wisconsin residents and $26,159 for out-of-state students. It offers 162 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,434 students
1,006 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,728
Out-of-State$26,159 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 162 Graduate Programs
68 Master's, 41 Doctorate, 53 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 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 $12,728 and $26,159 for non-Wisconsin residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $694 for Wisconsin residents and $1,533 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,102 | $24,533 |
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| Fees | $1,626 | $1,626 |
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| Cost per Credit | $694 | $1,533 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $11,684 (On-Campus) / $11,684 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,742 (On-Campus) / $3,742 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,954 | $42,385 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,954 | $42,385 |
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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 | $11,864 | $12,220 | $12,230 | $12,266 | $12,728 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,295 | $25,651 | $25,661 | $25,697 | $26,159 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 162 major areas - 68 Master's (1 online programs), 41 Doctorate, 45 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's. 1,610 students have been conferred Master's degree and 210 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 | 1,610 | 210 | 278 | 7 |
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| Men | 649 | 82 | 81 | 1 |
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| Women | 961 | 128 | 197 | 6 |
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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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| Aquaculture | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 20 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UWM graduate schools have a total of 4,434 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,741 male and 2,693 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,704 full-time and 1,730 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,006 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,422 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,376 White, 218 Black, and 164 Asian students are attending at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
69 grad students are younger than 22 and 583 students are older than 65. It has 2,464 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,046 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,434 |
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| Men | 1,741 |
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| Women | 2,693 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,434 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,704 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,730 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,434 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 22 |
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| Asian | 164 |
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| Black | 218 |
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| Hispanic | 321 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 2,376 |
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| Two or more races | 123 |
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| Un-Known | 65 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,434 |
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| 21 & Under | 69 |
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| 22-24 | 1,191 |
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| 25-29 | 1,273 |
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| 30-34 | 659 |
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| 35-39 | 387 |
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| 40 & Over | 583 |
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Online Population
At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate schools, 1,006 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,422 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,162 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,006 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,422 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,734 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,006 |
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| Wisconsin Resident | 777 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 207 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 22 |
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