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Students

UWM offers undergraduate and graduate programs for students passionate about the Earth and its place in the universe.

We have exceptionally strong research programs in these geo specialties: hydrogeology, geophysics, hard rock, paleoecology, and sediment/surfaces.

  • Hydrogeology: the study of groundwater and its flow.
  • Earth Magnetism: the study of Earth’s changing magnetic field and the ancient magnetic field records trapped in Earth materials.
  • Hard Rock: the study of structural geology, mineralogy, petrology, volcanology, and tectonics.
  • Paleoecology: the study of animal and plant fossils.
  • Sediment/Surfaces: the study of sediments, soils, and sedimentary rocks to understand modern and ancient surface processes and environments.
Undergraduate
Learn more about our undergraduate programs, how to declare your major and access helpful resources to make the most of your learning experience at UWM.
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Graduate
Explore our graduate programs, learn how to apply and access other helpful resources to for UWM graduate students.
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UW-Milwaukee Facts

Degrees Awarded4,9052022–2023
Students Who Are39%First-Generation Students
Undergraduate18,674Enrollment
Graduate4,208Enrollment

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.