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. In 2021, 1,016 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UW - Madison Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UW - Madison compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	19

In 2021, 353 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UW - Madison. This makes it the #36 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 1,016 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from UW - Madison in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 71% 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	58
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	726
International Students	133
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

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

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 124 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.