Offered Degrees and Major Programs

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers 258 programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 1 Associate, 82 Bachelor's, 66 Master's, 34 Doctorate (research), 2 Doctorate (professional), 32 Post-BS Certificate, 5 Post-MS Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 3 programs are available through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 1 Associate, 2 Bachelor's program in the virtual environment.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 6,048 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.

Number of Programs with Completers

Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate11280
Bachelor's8223,720
Master's6601,301
Doctorate (research)340171
Doctorate (professional)2067
Post-BS Certificate320121
Post-MS Certificate506
Total25836,048

Best Programs

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
International Business/Trade/Commerce$40,600
Visual and Performing Arts$35,600
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,500
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$67,800
Mechanical Engineering$64,400
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$62,800
Business Administration and Management$60,900
Curriculum and Instruction$49,800
Architecture$49,200
Social Work$46,300

Popular Programs

AssociateBachelor'sMaster's

Major Programs by Offered Degree

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 280 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)280-
Total280
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 52 completers$26,600
Environmental Science52-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 84 completers-
Architecture84$39,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 11 completers-
Latin American and Caribbean Studies2-
African-American/Black Studies1$28,900
Women's Studies8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 197 completers$32,700
Speech Communication and Rhetoric103$32,700
Mass Communication/Media Studies87-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies 5 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences (1 completers) 255 completers-
Information Science/Studies176$46,200
Computer Science79$51,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 239 completers$37,500
Education144$37,500
Urban Education and Leadership47-
Special Education and Teaching21-
Art Teacher Education19-
Music Teacher Education8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 277 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering26-
Civil Engineering60$54,500
Computer Engineering11-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering50$67,800
Materials Engineering11-
Mechanical Engineering96$64,400
Industrial Engineering23-
Manufacturing Engineering0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 40 completers-
Linguistics15-
Comparative Literature1-
Russian Language and Literature0-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics7-
French Language and Literature1$30,600
Italian Language and Literature3-
Spanish Language and Literature10-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 68 completers$25,300
English Language and Literature68$25,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 0 completers$28,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies0$28,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 145 completers$27,000
Biology/Biological Sciences116$27,000
Biochemistry23-
Microbiology6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 23 completers$52,700
Mathematics18$52,700
Applied Mathematics5-
Applied Mathematics (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 61 completers-
Nutrition Sciences15-
International/Global Studies29$30,200
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)17$30,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 80 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science80-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 12 completers-
Philosophy9-
Religion/Religious Studies1$22,700
Jewish/Judaic Studies2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 38 completers-
Meteorology7-
Chemistry12$36,600
Chemistry (other)0-
Geology/Earth Science13-
Physics6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 215 completers$28,800
Psychology215$28,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting 107 completers$36,500
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies107-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 77 completers-
Social Work77$32,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 165 completers-
Anthropology16$25,800
Economics38$43,200
Geography18$28,900
Political Science and Government57$30,500
Sociology30$29,600
Urban Studies/Affairs6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 272 completers$31,200
Dance18-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts39$17,400
Film/Cinema/Video Studies85$20,300
Art/Art Studies99$26,800
Art History, Criticism and Conservation7-
Music24-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (1 completers) 460 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist18-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management37-
Athletic Training/Trainer0-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist129-
Public Health9-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist27-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse240$59,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 799 completers$36,900
Operations Management and Supervision124-
Accounting65$47,500
Finance177$43,000
Human Resources Development105-
Management Information Systems51$50,800
Actuarial Science14-
Marketing/Marketing Management263$40,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 38 completers-
History38$31,300
Total3,720
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 8 completers-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 41 completers-
Architecture0$49,200
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning17-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology24-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 3 completers-
African-American/Black Studies1-
Women's Studies2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 10 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric2-
Mass Communication/Media Studies8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 72 completers-
Information Technology19-
Information Science/Studies22-
Computer Science31-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 95 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction19$49,800
Educational Leadership and Administration53$45,900
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education9-
Special Education and Teaching13-
Art Teacher Education1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 59 completers-
Engineering59-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 17 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures10-
Linguistics1-
Language Interpretation and Translation4-
Spanish Language and Literature2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 5 completers-
English Language and Literature5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 1 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science 194 completers$41,200
Library and Information Science194$41,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences14-
Biostatistics2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 7 completers-
Mathematics7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 13 completers-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 5 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 9 completers-
Philosophy9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 12 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology2-
Chemistry3-
Geology/Earth Science5-
Physics2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 82 completers-
Psychology14-
School Psychology10-
Educational Psychology58-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 183 completers-
Public Administration9-
Social Work174$46,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 44 completers-
Anthropology3-
Economics0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics9-
Geography1-
Political Science and Government5-
Sociology4-
Urban Studies/Affairs6-
Social Sciences (other)16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 32 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts0-
Dance8-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production0-
Art/Art Studies7-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation7-
Music10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 127 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist30-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management14-
Athletic Training/Trainer5-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist5-
Public Health18$43,200
Occupational Therapy/Therapist31-
Medical Informatics9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse15$62,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 240 completers-
Business Administration and Management155$60,900
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management8-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)77-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 22 completers-
History22-
Total1,301
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 4 completers-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 3 completers-
Architecture3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 2 completers-
African-American/Black Studies2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 7 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 3 completers-
Information Science/Studies3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 10 completers-
Urban Education and Leadership10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 29 completers-
Engineering29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 completers-
Linguistics3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 12 completers-
English Language and Literature12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences2-
Epidemiology0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 9 completers-
Mathematics9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 2 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 15 completers-
Chemistry9-
Geology/Earth Science1-
Physics5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 33 completers-
Psychology21-
Educational Psychology12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 1 completers-
Social Work1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 9 completers-
Anthropology2-
Economics0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics3-
Geography1-
Political Science and Government1-
Sociology2-
Urban Studies/Affairs0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 16 completers-
Public Health1-
Public Health (other)0-
Medical Informatics1-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse12-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 5 completers-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 5 completers-
History5-
Total171
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 67 completers-
Physical Therapy/Therapist24-
Nursing Practice43-
Total67
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture 1 completers-
Aquaculture1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 10 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization1-
Latin American and Caribbean Studies1-
Women's Studies8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 0 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 1 completers-
Information Science/Studies1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 8 completers$42,200
Education2$42,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration3-
Special Education and Teaching0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science 4 completers-
Library and Information Science4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 17 completers-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution0-
Gerontology7-
Museology/Museum Studies7-
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology0-
Dispute Resolution3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 2 completers-
Social Work (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 7 completers-
Criminology0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 3 completers-
Digital Arts0-
Music3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 58 completers-
Health and Wellness44-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor10-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 7 completers-
Business/Commerce3-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management2-
Investments and Securities2-
International Business/Trade/Commerce0-
Real Estate0-
Taxation0-
Total121
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 0 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 6 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing0-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing6-
Clinical Nurse Specialist0-
Total6