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is a doctoral-degree granting public research university that consists of 14 colleges and schools, and 70 academic centers, institutes and laboratory facilities. It offers a total of 180 degree programs, including 94

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Colleges and schools

* College of Engineering and Applied Science *College of General Studies *College of Health Sciences *College of Letters and Science *

*Graduate School *Helen Bader School of Social Welfare *Peck School of the Arts * School of Architecture and Urban Planning *School of Continuing Education *

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* School of Information Studies * Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health *Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business * University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, School of Freshwater Sciences

Rankings

Based on the statistical analysis by H.J. Newton, Professor of Statistics at Texas A&M University in 1997 on the

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report issued in 1995, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee was ranked 72nd among public universities in the U.S. in the NRC Rankings. It was also ranked among the top 100 universities in the U.S. by Vanguard College Ranking, 247th by ''

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'' and one of the best Midwest colleges by ''

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''. The university ranked 189th in the US by research expenditure in 2007. The university ranks 98th in the world in the Professional Ranking of World Universities conducted by the

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in 2011 and ranked as one of the top 500 world universities in the

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ranked UW-Milwaukee 200th worldwide and 96th in North American.

Programs

*College of Engineering and Applied Science consists of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

industrial engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

, materials engineering,

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

, and

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

six departments, with 9 faculty members receiving National Science Foundation Career Awards, 3 Wisconsin Distinguished Professors and 3 UWM Distinguished Professors. The College of Engineering and Applied Science ranks 131st nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'', with its

program ranked 110th in 2012. Based on the statistical analysis by H.J. Newton, Professor of Statistics at Texas A&M University in 1997 on the

report issued in 1995, the school was ranked 73rd nationally in the

(NRC) rankings, with its

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

program 69th,

Electronic Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

96th,

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

34th, Materials science 60th, and

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

87th. *College of General Studies offers associate degrees to students attending classes at UWM at Washington County, or UWM at Waukesha. *College of Health Sciences is the largest college of

health sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple acad ...

in the

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and it offers the largest number of health-related degree programs in

. The school's

occupational therapy Occupational therapy (OT) is a global healthcare profession. It involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or ''occupations'', of individuals, groups, or communities. The field of ...

program was ranked 28th,

physical therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient ...

63rd nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012. *College of Letters and Science offers 40 bachelor's degrees, 20 masters and 12 doctoral degrees. Based on the statistical analysis by H.J. Newton, Professor of Statistics at Texas A&M University in 1997 on the

report issued in 1995, the

(NRC) rankings rank UW-Milwaukee's

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

program 62nd,

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

program 88th,

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

department 32nd,

Geosciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

program 92nd,

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

program 31st,

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

program 88th and

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

program 51st. The

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

department was ranked 81st globally in a study published by ''Political Study Review'' in 2004. In a study published by the ''Southern Economic Journal'' in 2008, the research productivity of the

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

department was ranked in the top third of the 129 economics doctoral degree-granting institutions in the U.S. The hydrogeology program within the Department of Geosciences was ranked among the top 100 programs in North America by the National Ground Water Association. *College of Nursing is the largest nursing school in

, offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. In addition to the main campus at UW-Milwaukee, the College of Nursing also has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at UW-Parkside and UW-Washington County. The College of Nursing was ranked 36th nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012. It ranked 36th among Schools of Nursing in the US for

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(NIH) funding. *Helen Bader School of Social Welfare ranked 52nd nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012. In March, 2010, the school was awarded the 2010 Academic Excellence Award from the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) *Peck School of the Arts consists of dance, film, music, theatre, and visual art departments. The school also hosts the Institute of Visual Art (Inova), an internationally known exhibition venue for contemporary art. The school was ranked 62nd nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012. The school's film program is ranked world top 20 by ''

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''. *School of Architecture and Urban Planning offers

's,

's and doctoral degrees in

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

and

Urban Planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

, with an enrollment of more than 800. The school was ranked among the top twenty by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in a recent report. The journal ''DesignIntelligence'' in an annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" has also ranked the School of Architecture and Urban Planning among the top twenty and second in the

, as well as tied for third in their ‘Most Innovative Programs’ category. The Key Center for Architectural Sociology ranked School of Architecture and Urban Planning 18th in research performance among more than 130 schools in

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. *School of Education offers five undergraduate major, five master's, and 12 doctoral programs. It also offers the only four-year interpreter training degree in

. The school was ranked 67th nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012. *School of Information Studies offers

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, MLIS and Doctoral programs of

Information sciences Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information. P ...

The school ranked 16th nationally by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2009. Its Archives and Preservation program was nationally ranked the 9th by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2009. The school was recognized by

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as one of the "leading international academic institutions" for its "ongoing role in promoting e-government and information ethics initiatives in Africa" in 2009.SOIS’s work earns UNESCO praise
/ref> *Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees in a variety of specialities. The school has a total of more than four thousand students enrollment. The Management Information Systems (MIS) program of Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business is ranked 19th in the U.S. and 24th in the world by a study published in Communications for the Association for Information Systems. Also, the Organizations and Strategic Management program is ranked 32nd worldwide by a joint study conducted by Texas A&M University and the University of Florida. In 2006 and 2008, the School was ranked among the top 100 business schools around the world in terms of research productivity. *School of Public Health is a graduate school focusing on

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

research and education. It is one of more than 40 accredited schools of public health in the United States and the first devoted specifically to public health in

. *School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS) is the only graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S. and the third in the world. It offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) of Freshwater Sciences in Freshwater System Dynamics, Human and Ecosystem Health, Freshwater Technology and Freshwater Economics, Policy and Management. Located at the edge of the

Great Lakes The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the mid-east region of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River. There are five lakes ...

, SFS was built upon the Great Lakes WATER Institute, a freshwater research institution of the University of Wisconsin System administered by the Graduate School of

.Organizations and Crew
, Wisconsin's Maritime Trails

References

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