The UW’s Five Hottest Certificates

More and more UW–Madison students are choosing to get certificates to round out their education and give their résumés — and future careers — a boost. There were 4,210 undergraduate certificates awarded in 2022–23, compared with 1,544 a decade earlier. A certificate, like a minor at other universities, supplements a major and focuses on a specific subject area. It can also integrate multiple subject areas. Certificate programs typically span 15 to 24 credits but are not required to graduate.

“UW–Madison faculty and staff have excelled at highlighting the breadth and depth of expertise we have on campus by developing over 100 certificate programs,” says Kelley Harris PhD’08, director of Cross-College Advising Service.

Above are the undergraduate certificate programs that have added the most students from fall 2019 to fall 2023.

Published in the Winter 2024 issue