Online Degrees and Programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 488 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 17 major programs - 4 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 10 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $11,205 for Wisconsin residents and $40,603 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,384 students out of total 48,956 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,020 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

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

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $11,205 and $40,603 for non-Wisconsin residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,289 and $25,615 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $402 for Wisconsin residents and $1,627 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 488 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 17 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 10 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 48,956 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,783 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,384 students are enrolled exclusively and 10,399 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,384 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 615 Wisconsin Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 671 students living in the U.S. States other than Wisconsin, and 96 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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