UIU for Military, their Families and Veterans
Affordable, Flexible Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees
Online | Self-Paced | Fort Johnson | Fort Riley | Fort Sill | Jackson Barracks
Advance your Education with Renowned Affordability and Flexibility from UIU.
UIU Affordability
- Most in-service personnel pay $0 in tuition – UIU’s $250 per credit hour tuition rate for active, guard and reserve members means those eligible for Military Tuition Assistance (TA) get 100% of tuition costs covered.
- Deep discounts for military families – UIU’s Military Family Grant sets tuition for eligible spouses and dependents of active duty, reserve and National Guard service members at $250 per undergraduate credit hour and $325 per graduate credit hour.
- Transfer in military training and experience – UIU saves you time and money by accepting your training as credit towards completing your degree (based on Joint Services Transcript) Learn more.
UIU Flexibility
Whether you’re at an installation or deployed, UIU has a learning experience to fit your needs – and when the military moves you, we move with you.
- Face-to-face courses without leaving the installation in Fort Riley, KS, Fort Johnson, LA, Fort Sill, OK and Jackson Barracks (New Orleans), LA. Classes start every eight weeks.
- Online courses allow you to learn from anywhere. Classes start every eight weeks.
- Self-paced web or paper-based courses allow you to earn with or without an internet connection. Learn more
UIU is proudly committed to our service members.
Brittany Cambron
Business Administration
Fort Johnson
Being in the military, I chose UIU because of the availability to do online classes as well as strength in classes offered. When compared to other colleges available to me, UIU had the best and strongest course syllabus for my degree.
Academic Programs from UIU
Upper Iowa offers evening classes in a wide variety of undergraduate degree programs. You can also blend your degree plan with online and self-paced courses that can travel with you as you serve your country here or overseas.
Select one of the programs below to explore that area of study.
Associate Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- Graphic Design
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- Human Services
- Liberal Arts
- Management
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Science
- Supply Chain Management
Master’s Degrees
UIU Locations at your Installation
Looking for an in-person experience? UIU is located on four U.S. military installations: Fort Riley, KS, Fort Johnson, LA, Fort Sill, OK and Jackson Barracks (New Orleans), LA
Situation changing? UIU will work with you to change your learning experience to fit your station!
Easily Transfer Credits
UIU gives you credit for your military experience
To help you earn college credit from your prior military training and education or professional experience, UIU accepts the Joint Service Transcript (JST), CCAF, DANTES, CLEP, and ACE-evaluated training.
Got college credit? Transfer those in, too!
If you’ve taken college courses before, UIU makes it easy to apply those credits to your degree even if it’s been several years since your last class. We accept up to 90 credits from four-year schools or 78 credits from two-year schools.
The university also partners with several community colleges around the country to make the transfer process even smoother!
Self-Paced Start Times and Course Length
Start when it works for you! Self-pace courses start on the first day of each month and you may take take up to six months to complete your course!
Self-Paced Experiences
In general, UIU offers self-paced programs in two different experiences: Web-based and Paper-based.
Timothy Wright, '19
Social Sciences
Self-Paced Degree Program
UIU was the best choice for me. They accepted most of my Military Training, and made enrollment easier for me and my family. The staff encouraged, and insisted that I had an interest in that subject before I get to involved.
