School of Graduate Studies

Earn your master’s degree, doctorate or graduate certificate.

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Welcome to grad school at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Whether you’re looking to gain expertise, launch a new career path, or grow your earnings potential, UW-Whitewater’s School of Graduate Studies has flexible programs to take you to the next level.

We offer in-person, hybrid and online opportunities to earn your master’s degree, and our Doctor of Business Administration is an affordable doctoral program through the largest AACSB-accredited business school in the state. It’s ideal for working professionals looking to develop in-depth business expertise.

Our certificates offer specialization of your knowledge and skills to succeed in today’s competitive job market.

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Doctor of Business Administration

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Why UW-Whitewater?

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Flexible, hands-on learning environments

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Affordable tuition

Convenient location

Engaged faculty committed to your success

Welcome from Chancellor King

There are many reasons to be a graduate student at UW-Whitewater. Our university’s leader outlines a few of them while welcoming you to the Warhawk family.

Exceeded my expectations

Patrice Achu’s educational path includes a BBA in accounting and an MBA in project management. He says the DBA program has taken his career to new heights. “It’s a very, very rigorous program. They challenge you to think and be critical of everything, analyze everything. The ability to do research is important as well, and to analyze data.”

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Addressing the childcare crisis

UW-Whitewater’s Master of Science in Education in Early Childhood Education Policy gives you the tools needed to address early childhood education solutions, preparing you to work with schools, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, advocacy groups, and institutes of higher education.

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Mission driven

Ty Jahnke, who graduated with a M.S. in Applied Kinesiology from UW-Whitewater, is one of a long line of Warhawks in his family – he was the 15th person in his family to attend the university. Jahnke, who served as a student commencement speaker, engaged with the athletics teams on campus to get hands-on experiences to complement his coursework in the online program.

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