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Key takeaway: 45 of the 49 Wisconsin-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 30 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Census Bureau records 6 military installations in Wisconsin (2 Air Force, 3 Coast Guard, 1 Other), and 44 Wisconsin cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in Wisconsin
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
89%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$73,792
Avg net price
$17,354/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 95%
- Programs offered: 246
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
89%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$76,222
Avg net price
$37,408/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 93%
- Programs offered: 9
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
71%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$60,378
Avg net price
$16,210/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 86%
- Programs offered: 63
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
81%
Graduation rate
82%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$78,257
Avg net price
$31,487/yr
TuitionIn‑state$51,170
Out‑of‑state$51,170
Key stats
- Retention rate: 91%
- Programs offered: 120
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning Commission · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
59%
Graduation rate
69%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$89,070
Avg net price
$22,453/yr
TuitionIn‑state$50,480
Out‑of‑state$50,480
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 28
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning Commission · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
51%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,080
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 100%
- Programs offered: 13
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
66%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$58,561
Avg net price
$16,550/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 82%
- Programs offered: 77
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$61,760
Avg net price
$16,032/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 80%
- Programs offered: 65
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
65%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$55,356
Avg net price
$14,158/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 78%
- Programs offered: 85
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
61%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$54,458
Avg net price
$14,054/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 75%
- Programs offered: 64
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
57%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$58,084
Avg net price
$17,490/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 77%
- Programs offered: 72
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
60%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$55,548
Avg net price
$14,305/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 71%
- Programs offered: 102
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
45%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,413
Avg net price
$14,238/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
66%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$55,660
Avg net price
$21,260/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 73%
- Programs offered: 49
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
59%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$52,021
Avg net price
$14,559/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 75%
- Programs offered: 106
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in Wisconsin
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 6 installations in Wisconsin (2 Air Force, 3 Coast Guard, 1 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base
- Truax Field Air National Guard Base
- General Mitchell International Airport Airguard Station
- Coast Guard Station Milwaukee
- Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
- Coast Guard Station Kenosha
Common post-service careers in Wisconsin
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$101,550 |
WI statewide |
| Logisticians |
$73,180 |
WI statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$77,260 |
WI statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$78,090 |
WI statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$128,320 |
WI statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$97,580 |
WI statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$83,650 |
WI statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$95,900 |
WI statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 45 schools in Wisconsin that meet this page’s two-service definition, 30 report all four. All 45 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near Wisconsin cities
- Appleton, WI
- Beloit, WI
- Brookfield, WI
- Burlington, WI
- Caledonia, WI
- De Pere, WI
- Eau Claire, WI
- Fitchburg, WI
- Fond du Lac, WI
- Fort Atkinson, WI
- Franklin, WI
- Germantown, WI
- Green Bay, WI
- Greenfield, WI
- Hudson, WI
- Janesville, WI
- Kenosha, WI
- La Crosse, WI
- Madison, WI
- Manitowoc, WI
- Menomonee Falls, WI
- Mequon, WI
- Milwaukee, WI
- Mount Pleasant, WI
- Mukwonago, WI
- Muskego, WI
- Neenah, WI
- New Berlin, WI
- Oak Creek, WI
- Oshkosh, WI
- Pleasant Prairie, WI
- Racine, WI
- Sheboygan, WI
- South Milwaukee, WI
- Stevens Point, WI
- Sun Prairie, WI
- Superior, WI
- Watertown, WI
- Waukesha, WI
- Wausau, WI
- Wauwatosa, WI
- West Allis, WI
- West Bend, WI
- Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
