Online Degrees and Programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 527 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 23 major programs - 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, and 13 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,603 for Wisconsin residents and $42,103 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,454 students out of total 51,044 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,095 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $11,603 and $42,103 for non-Wisconsin residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $12,325 and $25,651 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $417 for Wisconsin residents and $1,688 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $670 for Wisconsin residents and $1,503 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 527 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 23 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 13 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, there are 51,044 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 12,450 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,454 students are enrolled exclusively and 10,996 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,454 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 691 Wisconsin Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 708 students living in the U.S. States other than Wisconsin, and 53 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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