Office of Graduate Studies

With an array of traditional and online graduate programs, UW-Eau Claire offers a bevy of courses at the master's, educational specialist and doctoral levels, each designed to greatly advance your education. Departments and faculty provide thorough, detailed classes, that draw from real-world experiences and academic rigor. These efforts and more foster intellectual development and give the professional edge necessary to excel in a multitude of professions and within our global communities.

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Graduate programs

Graduate certificates

Why choose UW-Eau Claire?

• U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UW-Eau Claire as one of the top public regional universities in the Midwest.
• UW-Eau Claire is a member institution of The Council of Graduate Schools and accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• UW-Eau Claire offers flexible graduate programming. The Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Health, and the Master of Science in Data Science degree programs are fully online; the online Communication Sciences and Disorders degree program is a part-time, 3-year program, which only requires one short visit to campus each year; and the Master of Education in Professional Development degree is a blended weekend and online program that is mostly online.  Several graduate certificates are also offered fully online.

Accreditations

• UW-Eau Claire is a member institution of The Council of Graduate Schools and accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools. 
• The MBA program in the College of Business has been fully accredited and recognized as both innovative and creative by AACSB International.
• The Master of Science (M.S.) program in speech-language pathology residential and distance education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. 
• The Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. 
• The School Psychology program is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists.