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Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Madison offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

UW - Madison Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Bachelor’s Program

26% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	720
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

UW - Madison Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	206
International Students	176
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Mechanical Engineering	268
Electrical Engineering	241
Biomedical Engineering	177
Civil Engineering	157
Industrial Engineering	150
Chemical Engineering	121
Computer Engineering	93
Agricultural Engineering	67
Materials Engineering	60
General Engineering	55
Engineering Mechanics	48
Nuclear Engineering	39
Geoscience Engineering	24
Other Engineering	5
Systems Engineering	4
Engineering Physics	1

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
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