Online Degrees and Programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 515 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 1 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 1 Doctorate. The 2023 tuition & fees is $10,796 for Wisconsin residents and $39,427 for out-of-state students. Total 1,459 students out of total 48,956 students have enrolled online exclusively. University of Wisconsin-Madison is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a four-years, public school located in Madison, Wisconsin. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees are $10,796 for Wisconsin residents and $39,427 for other students on average.

It offers 515 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 5 programs - 1 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 1 Doctorate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Type	four-years, public
Address	500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI
Online Students	1,459 Enrolled Online Exclusively 11,375 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,796 Out-of-State$39,427
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,251 Out-of-State$25,577
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	5 Programs
Bachelors	1 Programs
Masters	3 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs

2023 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Wisconsin-Madison . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Wisconsin residents, the tuition & fees are $10,796 and $39,427 for non-Wisconsin residents. For graduate programs, the 2023 tuition & fees is $12,251 and $25,577 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $389 for Wisconsin residents and $1,581 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $674 for Wisconsin residents and $1,507 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,555	$10,725	$10,742	$10,720	$10,796
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$36,805	$37,785	$38,630	$38,608	$39,427
Graduate (In-State)	$12,010	$12,180	$12,197	$12,175	$12,251
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$25,336	$25,506	$25,523	$25,501	$25,577

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$386	$386	$386	$386	$389
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,480	$1,514	$1,548	$1,548	$1,581
Graduate (In-State)	$670	$670	$670	$670	$674
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,503	$1,503	$1,503	$1,503	$1,507

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 515 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 1 Doctorate. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	3	1	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	130	150	118	40

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	4	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	229	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, there are 47,016 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 12,834 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,459 students are enrolled exclusively and 11,375 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	47,016
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,459
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	11,375
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	34,182

By student location, out of a total of 1,459 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 643 Wisconsin Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 658 students living in the U.S. States other than Wisconsin, and 149 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.