Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at University of Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

UW - Madison Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UW - Madison Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at UW - Madison awarded 63 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UW - Madison, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Geoscience Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	11,270	$79,360
Cost Estimators	4,210	$57,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Aerospace Engineers	50	$85,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.