Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 353 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UW - Madison Engineering Rankings

There were 124 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 353 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UW - Madison in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	174
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	131
Mechanical Engineering	85
General Engineering	55
Biomedical Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	46
Industrial Engineering	45
Materials Engineering	25
Chemical Engineering	23
Nuclear Engineering	18
Agricultural Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	4
Other Engineering	3
Geoscience Engineering	3
Engineering Mechanics	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,270	$79,360
Industrial Engineers	9,290	$77,260
Civil Engineers	6,930	$78,660
Industrial Production Managers	6,580	$110,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

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