University of Wisconsin-Madison

#1 in Wisconsin

4-years Public College In Madison, WI

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers 515 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs515 programs
Online Programs5 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsBachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
One but less than two years certificate101
Bachelor's Degree13017,751
Post Bachelor's Degree370280
Master's Degree13012,562
Post Master's Degree303
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1100696
Doctor's degree - professional practice81759
Total515512,052
Popular Programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 188
Agricultural Business and Management✕31
Agricultural Economics✕14
Agricultural Business and Management (other)✕0
Agricultural Communication/Journalism✕59
Animal Sciences✕27
Dairy Science✕17
Poultry Science✕0
Food Science✕23
Agronomy and Crop Science✕6
Horticultural Science✕9
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 128
Environmental Studies✕51
Environmental Science✕50
Forest Sciences and Biology✕7
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕20
Architecture [+] ✕ 14
Landscape Architecture✕14
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 32
Asian Studies/Civilization✕2
Scandinavian Studies✕0
South Asian Studies✕2
Latin American and Caribbean Studies✕5
African-American/Black Studies✕3
Women's Studies✕20
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 413
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕250
Journalism✕163
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 509
Computer and Information Sciences✕509
Education [+] ✕ 172
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕26
Special Education and Teaching✕32
Elementary Education and Teaching✕84
Art Teacher Education✕5
Music Teacher Education✕13
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕12
Social Studies Teacher Education✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 931
Agricultural Engineering✕60
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕123
Chemical Engineering✕93
Civil Engineering✕111
Computer Engineering✕58
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕95
Engineering Mechanics✕45
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕0
Materials Engineering✕35
Mechanical Engineering✕180
Nuclear Engineering✕18
Industrial Engineering✕101
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕10
Engineering (other)✕2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 159
Linguistics✕10
Comparative Literature✕1
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1
Chinese Language and Literature✕7
Japanese Language and Literature✕6
Russian Language and Literature✕4
Polish Language and Literature✕2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕7
French Language and Literature✕20
Italian Language and Literature✕3
Portuguese Language and Literature✕3
Spanish Language and Literature✕87
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕6
Latin Language and Literature✕2
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 194
Consumer Economics✕0
Human Development and Family Studies✕127
Family and Community Services✕40
Apparel and Textiles✕27
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 92
English Language and Literature✕92
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1,009
Biology/Biological Sciences✕340
Biochemistry✕172
Molecular Biology✕13
Botany/Plant Biology✕9
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕8
Microbiology✕72
Zoology/Animal Biology✕38
Entomology✕7
Genetics✕107
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕16
Conservation Biology✕31
Neuroscience✕196
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 272
Mathematics✕176
Applied Mathematics✕19
Statistics✕77
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 133
Nutrition Sciences✕65
International/Global Studies✕64
Sustainability Studies✕1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕3
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 135
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕94
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)✕41
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 43
Philosophy✕36
Religion/Religious Studies✕6
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕1
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 152
Astrophysics✕17
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕13
Chemistry✕60
Geology/Earth Science✕24
Physics✕38
Psychology [+] ✕ 334
Psychology✕334
Human Services [+] ✕ 59
Social Work✕59
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 868
Anthropology✕22
Economics✕457
Geography✕24
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕11
Political Science and Government✕275
Sociology✕60
✕19
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 144
Dance✕6
Interior Design✕36
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕15
Art/Art Studies✕55
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕11
Music✕14
Music Performance✕7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 452
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕73
Athletic Training/Trainer✕20
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕76
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕54
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔229
Business [+] ✕ 1,175
Business Administration and Management✕72
Operations Management and Supervision✕52
Accounting✕117
Finance✕237
Financial Planning and Services✕104
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕22
Management Information Systems✕25
Actuarial Science✕43
Marketing/Marketing Management✕155
Real Estate✕123
Insurance✕67
Retailing and Retail Operations✕158
History [+] ✕ 75
History✕75
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology✕0
Total7,751
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 36
Agricultural Economics✕0
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕9
Agricultural Communication/Journalism✕5
Animal Sciences✕1
Dairy Science✕5
Food Science✕8
Agronomy and Crop Science✕1
Horticultural Science✕2
Soil Science and Agronomy✕5
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology✕0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 65
Natural Resources/Conservation✕43
Environmental Studies✕14
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management✕4
Forest Sciences and Biology✕0
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕4
Architecture [+] ✕ 17
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕11
Landscape Architecture✕6
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 15
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕6
Scandinavian Studies✕2
South Asian Studies✕1
Southeast Asian Studies✕2
Latin American and Caribbean Studies✕1
African-American/Black Studies✕0
Women's Studies✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 20
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕7
Journalism✕13
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 152
Computer and Information Sciences✕152
Education [+] ✕ 187
Curriculum and Instruction✕79
Educational Leadership and Administration✕85
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕7
Special Education and Teaching✕15
Art Teacher Education✕0
Music Teacher Education✕1
Engineering [+] ✕ 353
Engineering✕55
Agricultural Engineering✕5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕39
Chemical Engineering✕3
Civil Engineering✕36
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕87
Engineering Mechanics✕2
Materials Engineering✕14
Mechanical Engineering✕63
Nuclear Engineering✕11
Systems Engineering✕4
Industrial Engineering✕32
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 36
Linguistics✕0
Comparative Literature✕1
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2
Chinese Language and Literature✕1
Japanese Language and Literature✕3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕4
French Language and Literature✕13
Italian Language and Literature✕3
Portuguese Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 21
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕21
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 17
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕5
Programs for Foreign Lawyers✕12
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 21
English Language and Literature✕17
Creative Writing✕4
Library Science [+] ✕ 90
Library and Information Science✕90
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ 92
Biochemistry✕1
Biophysics✕0
Molecular Biology✕0
Botany/Plant Biology✕1
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕2
Microbiology✕13
Microbiology and Immunology✕0
Zoology/Animal Biology✕1
Entomology✕5
Animal Physiology✕3
Genetics✕8
Plant Genetics✕5
Human/Medical Genetics✕7
Physiology✕0
Endocrinology✕3
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕0
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕0
Pharmacology✕3
Environmental Toxicology✕2
Biometry/Biometrics✕1
Bioinformatics✕8
Biotechnology✔26
Epidemiology✕0
Neuroscience✕3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 113
Mathematics✕41
Statistics✕72
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 10
Nutrition Sciences✕2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕8
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 7
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕7
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7
Philosophy✕7
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 85
Astronomy✕0
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕5
Chemistry✕31
Environmental Chemistry✕0
Geology/Earth Science✕5
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕2
Physics✕42
Psychology [+] ✕ 57
Psychology✕1
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕5
Counseling Psychology✕12
Educational Psychology✕39
Human Services [+] ✕ 162
Public Administration✕0
Public Policy Analysis✕29
Social Work✕133
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 327
Anthropology✕10
Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕209
Geography✕3
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕55
International Relations and Affairs✕20
Political Science and Government✕15
Sociology✕15
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 73
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2
Art/Art Studies✕36
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1
Music✕1
Music Performance✕16
Fine and Studio Arts Management✕17
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 245
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕38
Physician Assistant✕52
Medical Scientist✕3
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs✕1
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕1
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics✕2
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)✕4
Public Health✕59
Health/Medical Physics✕22
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕3
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✔26
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕10
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✔24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0
Business [+] ✕ 342
Business/Commerce✕83
Business Administration and Management✕7
Operations Management and Supervision✕0
Accounting✕90
Finance✕23
Management Science✕19
Actuarial Science✕0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕66
Marketing/Marketing Management✕20
Real Estate✕33
Insurance✕1
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0
History [+] ✕ 12
History✕10
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology✕2
Total2,562
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 15
Agricultural Economics✕0
Animal Sciences✕3
Dairy Science✕2
Food Science✕8
Agronomy and Crop Science✕0
Horticultural Science✕0
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology✕0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 16
Environmental Studies✕7
Forest Sciences and Biology✕4
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕5
Architecture [+] ✕ 1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1
Scandinavian Studies✕0
South Asian Studies✕1
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 11
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕3
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 13
Computer and Information Sciences✕13
Education [+] ✕ 41
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕2
Curriculum and Instruction✕17
Educational Leadership and Administration✕10
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕9
Special Education and Teaching✕3
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 124
Agricultural Engineering✕2
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕8
Chemical Engineering✕20
Civil Engineering✕10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕30
Engineering Mechanics✕0
Materials Engineering✕11
Mechanical Engineering✕22
Nuclear Engineering✕7
Industrial Engineering✕13
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 13
Linguistics✕0
Comparative Literature✕1
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1
Chinese Language and Literature✕0
Japanese Language and Literature✕1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3
French Language and Literature✕0
Italian Language and Literature✕0
Portuguese Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕5
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕3
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 10
English Language and Literature✕10
Library Science [+] ✕ 0
Library and Information Science✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 105
Biochemistry✕9
Biophysics✕3
Molecular Biology✕12
Botany/Plant Biology✕4
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3
Microbiology✕15
Zoology/Animal Biology✕4
Entomology✕2
Animal Physiology✕7
Genetics✕10
Plant Genetics✕6
Physiology✕2
Endocrinology✕3
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕6
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕5
Pharmacology✕0
Environmental Toxicology✕4
Epidemiology✕4
Neuroscience✕6
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 37
Mathematics✕21
Statistics✕16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 5
Nutrition Sciences✕2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕3
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕2
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 4
Philosophy✕4
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 89
Astronomy✕4
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕1
Chemistry✕48
Environmental Chemistry✕3
Geology/Earth Science✕4
Geophysics and Seismology✕0
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕2
Physics✕27
Psychology [+] ✕ 36
Psychology✕7
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕6
Counseling Psychology✕6
Educational Psychology✕17
Human Services [+] ✕ 8
Social Work✕8
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 73
Anthropology✕5
Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕29
Development Economics and International Development✕0
Geography✕7
Political Science and Government✕10
Sociology✕22
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 27
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2
Music✕2
Music Performance✕22
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 33
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕3
Medical Scientist✕3
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs✕1
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕10
Health/Medical Physics✕11
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕1
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕3
Business [+] ✕ 12
Business/Commerce✕12
History [+] ✕ 12
History✕11
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology✕1
Total696
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 100
Veterinary Medicine✕100
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 268
Law✕268
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 391
Audiology/Audiologist✕10
Medicine✕167
Pharmacy✕148
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✔4
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕40
Nursing Practice✕22
Total759
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕1
Total1
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3
Environmental Studies✕3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2
African Studies✕0
Women's Studies✕2
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0
Technical and Scientific Communication✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 62
Computer and Information Sciences✕46
Information Science/Studies✕16
Computer Science✕0
Education [+] ✕ 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 17
Engineering✕0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕0
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✕14
Engineering (other)✕3
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 5
Health Law✕5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Bioinformatics✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 27
Science, Technology and Society✕17
Sustainability Studies✕10
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 20
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕20
Geography (other)✕0
Political Science and Government✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 45
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕16
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕11
Medical Scientist✕1
Public Health Education and Promotion✕0
International Public Health/International Health✕1
Behavioral Aspects of Health✕11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)✕2
Nursing Education✕0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕0
Business [+] ✕ 97
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕33
Business Statistics✕44
Actuarial Science✕2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕18
Total280
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 3
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕1
International Public Health/International Health✕2
Total3
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