Overview

Highlights

You will contribute to and lead cutting-edge research that will move the fields of human movement and health sciences forward.
You will have opportunities to teach and mentor other students.
You will receive mentoring from our award-winning faculty who, as skilled educators and inventive scholars, integrate life experiences and active research projects into the classroom.
You will experience a rich and collaborative learning environment that includes the opportunity to learn with other graduate students in the College of Health Sciences.
All of our graduates at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee have found employment within their chosen field, going on to a variety of faculty positions, postdoctoral fellowships and industry jobs.
As the only PhD Kinesiology program in the greater Milwaukee area, we offer an urban, research-intensive experience at a fraction of the cost of private schools.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Seminar in Health Sciences
Research Methods in Kinesiology
Seminar in Public Health Research
Statistical Analysis in the Health Sciences
Applied Multiple Regression Analysis
Measurement Methods and Related Multivariate Statistics
Advanced Statistical Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-10 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

58 SCH

58 graduate credits beyond the master’s degree, or a minimum of 79 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Kinesiology View 96 other PhDs in Kinesiology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit a curriculum vitae that includes all academic institutions attended, degrees achieved, and academic and professional accomplishments (e.g., publications, presentations).
Demonstrate, through submission of official transcripts from all institutions attended, a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for the highest degree program in which the student enrolled and/or completed.
Solicit two confidential letters of recommendation from previous university instructors and/or faculty advisors.
Submit a writing sample from a research project in which the applicant was involved.
Submit a letter of intent that addresses the applicant’s research interests (including intended area of emphasis and advisor at UWM) conducted research, ongoing research and career goals.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

24532 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12266 USD per semester during 60 months.
National

24532 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12266 USD per semester during 60 months.
In-State

11100 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5550 USD per semester during 60 months.

Living costs for Milwaukee

1066 - 1767 USD /month

Living costs

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