Major Programs at UWM

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers 281 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (252 students) and the Marketing/Marketing Management program has the second most completers (236 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers 281 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 5,846 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at UWM. 3,408 completed bachelor's programs and 1,493 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs43185 673748
Number of Completers3461543,4081,493229216

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (252 students) and the Marketing/Marketing Management program has the second most completers (236 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at UWM by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AquacultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99 1 1 NOT OFFERED
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 12 NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Asian Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 0
Near and Middle Eastern StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0
Scandinavian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Southeast Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Spanish and Iberian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Latin American and Caribbean StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 11 0
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 4 1 3
Gay/Lesbian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 84 12 3 1
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 123 14 4 0
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 87ONLINE 69 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 51 NOT OFFERED 1
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 3 NOT OFFERED 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 24 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 2 2 NOT OFFERED
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED 0
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sign Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 15 17 NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 154ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 127 NOT OFFERED 1
Archives/Archival AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97 12 5 NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
MicrobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 25 3 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 1 0
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 9
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and ArchaeologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital HumanitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 72 7 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 2 NOT OFFERED
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 6 8 NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 11 0 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 2 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 115 3 11 NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 127 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 116 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 86 147 1 NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 10 5 NOT OFFERED
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 9 4
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 5 0 NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48 7 4 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 7 11 NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 7 5 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 0
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dance (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 72 15 4 NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 47 NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 61
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 163 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 48 3 4
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational TherapyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 4 NOT OFFERED
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 252 33 9 NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Clinical Nurse SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 1
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 11
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED 11 34
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 8
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 160 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 1
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 192 5 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 236 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 0
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 9 5 NOT OFFERED
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