University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Graduate Schools

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (referred to as Wisconsin-La Crosse) is a Public, 4 years school located in La Crosse, WI. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a historically black school. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is $10,124 for Wisconsin residents and $20,110 for out-of-state students. The school has 927 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,274 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (referred to as Wisconsin-La Crosse) is a Public, 4 years school located in La Crosse, WI. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a historically black school. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1928 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Wisconsin-La Crosse Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Address1725 State St, La Crosse, WI 54601-9959
Phone608-785-8000
Webhttps://www.uwlax.edu
Online Applicationhttps://apply.wisconsin.edu
Financial Infohttps://www.uwlax.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is $10,124 for Wisconsin residents and $20,110 for out-of-state students. The school has 927 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,274 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 78 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$20,110
$10,124 for Wisconsin Residents
Student Population927
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs78 graduate programs
(8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is $10,124 for Wisconsin residents and $20,110 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $481 for Wisconsin residents and $1,035 for out-of-state students.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is $10,124 for Wisconsin residents and $20,110 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.18% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$8,567$1,348$18,637$1,348
2019-2020$8,651$1,368$18,637$1,368
2020-2021$8,651$1,401$18,637$1,401
2021-2022$8,651$1,436$18,637$1,436
2022-2023$8,651$1,473$18,637$1,473
The graduate school tuition & fees of Wisconsin-La Crosse is average compared to public graduate schools in Wisconsin. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Wisconsin graduate tuition is $17,948 (public) / $16,112 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse$10,124$20,110
All Graduate Schools$16,006$19,532
Public$11,452$20,604
Private$19,609
Wisconsin Graduate Schools$13,412$16,558
Public$9,509$17,948
Private$16,112
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $8,938 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,938. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.59% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$6,331$1,956$6,331$1,956
2019-2020$6,465$1,972$6,465$1,972
2020-2021$6,594$2,028$6,594$2,028
2021-2022$6,770$2,028$6,770$2,028
2022-2023$6,942$1,996$6,942$1,996
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $481 for Wisconsin residents and $1,035 for other students at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$476$1,035
2019-2020$481$1,035
2020-2021$481$1,035
2021-2022$481$1,035
2022-2023$481$1,035

Graduate Programs at Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 29 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 391 students have completed their study at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Offered Degrees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree225332
Doctor's degree - other2153
Post Bachelor's Degree302
Post Master's Degree204
Total296391
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 4 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 46 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 45 completers.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 29 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 391 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 332 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 53 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 87 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration26-
Special Education and Teaching0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)46-
Health Teacher Education0-
Reading Teacher Education15-
Engineering [+] 9 completers-
Computer Software Engineering9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 23 completers$168,000
Biology/Biological Sciences19$168,000
Microbiology4-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 9 completers-
Applied Statistics, General9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 29 completers-
Computational Science0-
Data Science, General29-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 40 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management11-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science29-
Psychology [+] 23 completers-
School Psychology23-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 112 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management17-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist29-
Physician Assistant28-
Athletic Training/Trainer4-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine0-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist24-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy10-
Business [+] 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Total332
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 8 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 45 completers-
Physical Therapy/Therapist45-
Total53
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 0 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 completers-
Data Science, General2-
Total2
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 4 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration4-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)0-
Total4

Graduate Student Population at Wisconsin-La Crosse

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 937 students enrolled into University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate schools where it has total 10,274 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 393 full-time and 544 part-time graduate students. By gender, 324 male and 613 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total937324613
Full-time393118275
Part-tme544206338
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 793 White (84.63%), 18 Black/African American (1.92%), 36 Hispanic (3.84%), 35 Asian (3.74%), and 55 students with other races. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total937324613
American Indian/Native American514
Asian351421
Black/African American18810
Hispanic361719
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White793256537
Two More1688
Un-Known853
Non-resident Alien251510
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 478 graduate students (51.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 121 graduate students (12.91% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total937
Enrolled Online Exclusively478
Enrolled Some Online Courses121
Not in Online Courses338
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 374 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.91% of total students), 27 students are aged above 50 (2.88%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total937324613
Age 20-211147
Age 22-2436389274
Age 25-2926696170
Age 30-341154867
Age 35-39772849
Age 40-49784533
Age 50-64261412
Over 64101

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