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Graduate Programs at Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate Program 273 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 3 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 12,650
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $25,615

Graduate Programs Overview

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 273 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 3 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 12,650 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Wisconsin-Madison and 839 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,289 for Wisconsin residents and $25,615 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (153 programs)
Doctorate - Research (112 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (8 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (3 programs)
Tuition & Fees$12,289 Wisconsin residents
$25,615 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment12,650 graduate students
839 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at Wisconsin-Madison

It offers 273 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree1533
Post Master's Degree30
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1120
Doctor's degree - professional practice80
Total2733

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,289 for Wisconsin residents and $25,615 for students from other States at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.15% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$12,197$12,197$12,251$12,289
Out-of-State$25,523$25,501$25,577$25,615
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 12,650 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 5,923 male and 6,727 female students. By attendance status, there are 10,424 full-time and 2,226 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total12,6506,7275,923
Full-time10,4245,5224,902
Part-time2,2261,2051,021
[Chart] University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 839 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,301 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 12,650 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total12,650
Online Exclusively839
In Some Online Classes1,301
Not In Online Classes10,510
[Chart] University of Wisconsin-Madison Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs