2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at UWM graduate schools is $12,728 for Wisconsin residents and $26,159 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.80% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at UWM.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
UWM 2025 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearWisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2021$11,864$10,701$1,163$25,295$24,132$1,163
2022$12,220$10,701$1,519$25,651$24,132$1,519
2023$12,230$10,701$1,529$25,661$24,132$1,529
2024$12,266$10,701$1,565$25,697$24,132$1,565
2025$12,728$11,102$1,626$26,159$24,533$1,626
UWM 2025 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearWisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$669$1,508
2022$669$1,508
2023$669$1,508
2024$669$1,508
2025$694$1,533
2025 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2021$10,692$3,484$10,692$3,484
2022$10,732$3,472$10,732$3,472
2023$10,896$3,434$10,896$3,434
2024$10,980$3,600$10,980$3,600
2025$11,684$3,742$11,684$3,742

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers 281 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 2 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's670
Doctorate (Research)350
Doctorate (Professional)20
Post-BS Certificate400
Post-MS Certificate80
Total2812
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At UWM, there are 22,450 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 4,162 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,601 male and 2,561 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.63 to 1. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,006 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native19514
Asian18055125
Black or African American22771156
Hispanic333110223
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White2,2437481,495
Two or More Races1284979
Race/Ethnicity Unknown602238
Total 4,1621,6012,561