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Flexible learning for wherever you are

How great would it feel to take the next step in your career or commit to personal growth? Whether you’re pursuing professional advancement, exploring a new passion or enriching your life, UW–Madison offers a wide range of high-quality online courses, certificates and degrees for every stage of your learning journey.

No matter where you are in the world, you can enjoy the impact and reputation of a UW–Madison education to achieve your goals. Choose from an array of online programs to fit your career and your life.

Complete an online course or certificate, finish your bachelor’s degree or earn your master’s — all on your schedule — from the convenience and comfort of your home or office. At UW–Madison, you have online options.


Explore these online education pathways:

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Take a continuing education course

Build skills and knowledge to meet your professional or personal goals.

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Complete your bachelor’s degree

Finish your bachelor’s degree entirely online from the top-ranked UW–Madison.

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Earn a graduate degree or certificate

Advance your career with a graduate degree or certificate, with dozens of online options available. 

Learner stories

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Management certificate drives WisDOT project leader to pursue career goals

Read how a project manager’s passion for learning and UW–Madison’s Mid-Level Management Certificate have fueled her career growth.

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A new class of Badgers earns UW–Madison Online bachelor’s degrees

Completing a degree is no small feat—but doing so entirely online? That’s a testament to unparalleled dedication, discipline and resilience. This past December, a dozen extraordinary students joined the ranks of University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni by completing their degrees through UW–Madison Online.

Catch Up with a Master’s of Educational Psychology Grad

Catch up with Landon, who was featured in our inaugural podcast episode. He’s a teacher who advanced his career by pursuing an online Master’s in Educational Psychology: Learning Analytics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.