University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Reviews

  • 100 Reviews
  • Milwaukee (WI)
  • Annual Tuition: $21,485
69% of 100 students said this degree improved their career prospects
86% of 100 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Cheyenne Cole
  • Reviewed: 12/10/2019
  • Degree: Social Work
"The school was diverse, and the faculty were willing to work with you. There are a lit of opportunities at the school and it is a top research facility. When I first arrived as a first generation college student I felt alone and unsure if I belonged, UWM became my home fairly quickly and has amazing events where you have the opportunity to meet new people and get involved."
Aaron Unger
  • Reviewed: 11/19/2019
  • Degree: Psychology
"Being at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee was a memorable one. I learned a lot about myself, all while really enjoying all that the city and the university had to offer. Like most schools, they were good and bad. First, I want to start by saying that this was just my experience alone and that it was for my specific major (psychology). Teachers in the Psych department were fantastic. I loved them all they were all very knowledgable and fun. I loved my advisor; she was the best; she would take time out of her day to check in with me to make sure that everything was going well, and that meant a lot to me. I was also fortunate enough to be able to study abroad, and that I think to this day was the best time of my life. Sometimes while at school, I did feel like they were more focused on making money off you part than anything else. I felt like that because their dorms are very, very expensive and all the food places are the same. I would say that overall the school was very quality and I felt that it was worth my time to have gone there. The city of Milwaukee is excellent, it does get a little old after you have spent some time there, and I still consider Milwaukee to be my home, and I think I will always feel that way. I would recommend going to the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee."
Work hard since it's a program that won't teach you much..
  • Reviewed: 9/11/2019
  • Degree: Nursing
"UWM's nursing program is already competitive and on top of that the program is not the greatest. It's kind of sad to know that other schools already start NCLEX prep day 1 of nursing school while we get it on our last semester of the nursing program before graduating. The classes are not the best. I've learned more from the Saunders book while studying for the nclex in 4 months than 2 years in nursing school. If you want to go into UWM's nursing program, i suggest you start nclex prep the same day you start nursing school. If I had another chance to restart my nursing school journey, I wouldn't come back to UWM for nursing, I would go elsewhere."
RS Major
  • Reviewed: 8/3/2019
  • Degree: History
"I give high marks to the programs I majored but I want to use this review to highlight the Religious Studies Program. The program is one of the best values at UW-Milwaukee. The program has great faculty, amazing extra curricular opportunities including a student organization, an academic research conference for undergrads and Masters students and annual academic talks. The major is only 33 credits with the formal requirements being very suited for those interested in double or triple majoring. If you are interested in a humanities grad program or law school this is an excellent major to add to your resume. As for UW-Milwaukee itself, there are good and bad things about the school. There are some great professors but also some really lackluster ones. The costs are somewhat affordable for instate students but you should know what you are coming here for (or at least an idea) before enrolling."
Cr
  • Reviewed: 6/25/2019
  • Degree: Nursing
"I love UWM, but I have say that the Nursing program was not the best. My year was in the middle of the curriculum change and it pretty much affected all the students throughout the whole nursing program. In terms of preparing the students for the NCLEX, UWM is not the best. We didnt start prepping for the NCLEX until my last semester. Barely learned a thing. No lie all I cared about was to pass the class and graduate. The ATI class that was required in the last semester was useless to me. It sucks more that it counted as a class on top of other classes that were hard enough already. I've talked to many nurses and they're had NCLEX prep ever since the first semester of their nursing program. I really wish UWM would change the way they do this. Many students including myself are struggling to pass the Nclex."
Bad
  • Reviewed: 11/30/2018
  • Degree: Business Administration
"Academics is disappointing (BUS.) The professors are 10+ years behind the industry. Ad-junct professors are afraid to grade seriously in fear of criticism. No professors stand out as astonishing but rather mediocre and a forgettable experience. The business schools tenured professors lack of modern experience. Their partnership with SAP means you will be forced to learn SAP software, which is known for being bad. Dont expect this to be good resume material. Lack of competence and hidden costs leave a negative impression. You will be charged for anything and everything. Transportation is like the DMV but run by children with a god-complex. They are rude, unprofessional and will treat people as if they are nothing. If you get a parking ticket and try to appeal, you will be denied -- there is no forgiveness for mistakes or accidents. I would recommend alternatives if you're able too. A degree from here is not a good ROI. Consider other universities for better professors/programs."
Old Boys Club
  • Reviewed: 11/25/2018
  • Degree: Nursing
"I have been attending the College of Nursing for 3 years now. What we have here is a group of embedded nurses who get hired to instruct and teach future nurses; however, most of these so-called teachers and instructors are not experienced in the classroom. I agree with many other students on this forum who state the teachers/instructors play favorites. I have seen students from my cohort pass a class where they received a "D" and were able to go on with the cohort, while other students were held back. There is myriad bias at the CON and unfortunately, this will stay the same until someone "cleans house.""
UWM Nursing Program
  • Reviewed: 11/1/2018
  • Degree: Nursing
"Wow, I dont even know where to start..... Needless to say that all my pre-requisite courses with labs were baffling. You would expect to come to an organic chemistry lab with specific instructions and a knowledgable teacher/professor. Both of those things were missing.. half the time I would show up to lab and my TA wouldnt even be there til 5 minutes after class started. On top of that, the class had to practically guess on how to perform the lab.... Now lets talk about admittance to the Nursing Program itself... I am baffled as to how little they care about a students academics and how much they care about a one and a half page response to a guided question with no clear answer. I personally have heard of students getting C's in class and still getting into the nursing program over a student with A's. How does this happen? Ill tell you how. You have a biased nursing commitee that simply cares about how well you answered the application question. In addition this school pays no regard to hands on capabilities but would rather throw a 100 question exam in front of you and judge you based off how well you can read and answer questions."
sry
  • Reviewed: 8/17/2018
  • Degree: Nursing
"DO NOT recommend UWM's nursing program to anyone. The program provides VERY limited resources for all students. In addition, the program coordinators did not listen to any of our requests or concerns throughout the program (more time to practice nursing skills, more guidance with nursing skills, less time walking through butterfly gardens in our public health rotation). Moving onto NCLEX- UWM has a 73% pass rate, while just about every other school has a 93% or higher pass rate. Other schools in the greater Milwaukee area start NCLEX practice tests on day 1 of nursing school... UWM? Not a chance. We did our first practice NCLEX exam in our last semester. We did only one more after that, and it was THE SAME EXACT TEST! I'm sparing you from so many details and terrible stories about rude instructors, a semester-long public health clinical rotation in a clinic that we weren't even allowed to step foot in, and countless nights of writing irrelevant papers (ex: a 10 page paper about what it was like to ride the city busy throughout Milwaukee). I probably actually learned from about three instructors throughout my four semesters UWM's nursing program. I hope that UWM gets it together soon, but I seriously would not recommend the school to a single person."
BC
  • Reviewed: 8/2/2018
  • Degree: Nursing
"With a pass rate of 74% for the year 2017, I highly encourage people to look elsewhere if you are searching for a college to obtain your BSN from. UWM is currently in the middle of changing their curriculum at the students' expense and overall experience. The college needs to update their simulation lab, change how skills are taught and tested, and increase their state pass rates. If I could do it over again, I'd go to a technical college and get my ADN. Seriously do yourself a favor and stay away. Or, go on a tour of UWM at the College of Nursing, and ask the tour guide about the pass rates for the college. I bet you they'll dodge you the same way they dodged us as their numbers were coming out that they were the lowest in the state."
Margaret Elborough
  • Reviewed: 5/25/2018
  • Degree: Finance
"Lubar's School of Business was a high quality program with many dedicated faulty members. I highly recommend the school to anyone who wants an affordable education with many outside the classroom opportunities. Milwaukee is a great city and it is very easy to get around the compact campus. The summer months offer the most cultural activities including Summerfest, one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Their Honors College is also top notch and pushes you to work and think outside of your comfort zone."
Elaine
  • Reviewed: 4/10/2018
  • Degree: Nursing
"I would not recommend the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Nursing program to anyone. Clinical skills are taught (mostly by watching videos), practiced, and tested in the nursing lab resource center on the student's OWN TIME. Student's are given very little time to practice, ON THEIR OWN TIME, then expected to pass a check off of that skill. The teaching assistants (TA's) that "instruct" in the nursing lab are rude, crabby, play favorites, and are inconsistent with each other and are inconsistent with the student's learning materials. With tuition being as expensive as it is at this University, students deserve better."
Madeline Salo
  • Reviewed: 3/10/2018
  • Degree: Environmental Science
"The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM) is a great school right in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. UWM offers a broad range of majors and tools that lead to success not only in your future career, but life. UWM is one of only 115 "R1" universities in the nation, which was determined by the prestigious Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The "R1" rating is reflective of the high level and quality of research done at the university. There are also services on campus that make everyone feel welcome and safe so that people from all backgrounds can successfully earn a college degree; for example, the LGBT Resource Center and Women's Resource Center. After school, you only have to travel one mile east of UWM to enjoy Lake Michigan, where you can relax on the beach and unwind. I moved from Michigan to earn a masters degree at UWM, and it has continually proved to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have found a new family in the Department of Geosciences where I am based, and I have fallen in love with the city of Milwaukee. I am set to graduate in the summer of 2018, but I was hired for a part time position in the summer of 2017 at the Department of Natural Resources as a Hydrogeologist. I was hired in my field before I earned my masters degree because the quality of the Department of Geosciences is unmatched by other programs in the state. My education has already paid off in terms of my career, and I have not graduated yet. UWM comes highly recommended not only because of its academics, but because of its amazing location in Milwaukee."
Courtney Meyerhofer
  • Reviewed: 2/15/2018
  • Degree: Psychology
"I enjoyed but also disliked certain aspects of life at UWM. The campus is in a populated and busy city which can lead to difficulty with parking and living expenses off campus being a little high. However the campus provides many transportation services and recently even placed bicycles around the city that can be used by students which can make this easier to deal with for parking. The cost of the university is understandable however the price for parking and parking passes for campus are rather outrageous when you consider tuition and I believe this should be considered into tuition by the university to allow students free parking in structures on campus. I also dislike the fact that taking an online course costs more seeing as it should be less work for the teacher not to lecture in person to students, this is just my opinion on the matter. Many things such as the university email and site for homework are great advantages to the university to keep organized. There are also many resources available for all different students on campus, the Norris health center aids in STDs, mental health, or just the flu. There are also many resources for LGBTQ students, and students of every nationality/ethnicity. The culture on campus is also a bonus, it is not strictly one minded, or one culture- the campus is extremely diverse and welcoming and this is one of the best benefits of the campus. I overall enjoyed my experiences on campus, even with some slight things I wish had been different! Great campus, Great educators, Great resources, and Great experience!"
Paige Lincicum
  • Reviewed: 1/8/2018
  • Degree: Fitness Trainer
"The UW-Milwaukee is a great school not only for its location and facilities, but also its academics. I knew I wanted to pursue my Doctorate in Physical Therapy after getting my undergraduate degree. UWM does not have a pre-physical therapy path, however, many people interested in physical therapy choose to major in Kinesiology as it prepares you for many of the classes that are needed in order to even apply to any Physical Therapy program after graduation. Now in PT school, I can happily say that the classes I took at UWM, my major, and my professors really helped prepare me for what I needed to learn in the future and now. Coming into my doctorate program I felt as though I had a strong foundation to build upon. Anyone interested in Physical Therapy after obtaining their undergraduate degree would be more than satisfied with what UWM has to offer."
Alex
  • Reviewed: 12/27/2017
  • Degree: Education Administration
"UWM is an R1 Doctorial University "Highest Research Activity" school, which means the faculty are extensively published and influence the industry. I found most of the faculty approachable and shown a willingness to support my career goals. Class sizes were small and I knew most of the students in my cohort. Everyone is my graduating class had job offers by graduation, but many had nationwide offers months prior. Scholarships are slim, however, graduate assistantships are available to those who are willing to work on campus. UWM is a great public school value as it offers tuition discounts to students from Wisconsin, as well as many states in the midwest. Milwaukee itself is a manageable city size with endless employment and entertainment activities. The campus setting is in an affluent residental neighborhood near Lake Michigan."
Kelsey Noack
  • Reviewed: 11/7/2017
  • Degree: Education
"I am Panther proud! I loved every minute I experienced at UW-Milwaukee. I always had a passion to search the youth of Milwaukee and the Urban Education program provided me with the skills to do so. I encourage many of my students to consider UW-Milwaukee due to the quality of education they would gain, the inclusive and diverse community, and the price point of tuition is a sound financial investment."
Casey
  • Reviewed: 9/1/2017
  • Degree: Social Work
"My education lead me to my career and I doubt I would have the job I have without getting my Masters"
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 9/1/2017
  • Degree: Mathematics
"They have a respectable math department. No football team, however."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 9/1/2017
  • Degree: Social Work
"The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee provides a great education within an urban city environment. The university has a great reputation with the City of Milwaukee and provides many opportunities for it's students."