General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study general engineering, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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

UW - Madison General Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UW - Madison does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UW - Madison General Engineering Rankings

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 General Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% women graduate in engineering each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 2% more women than average.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UW - Madison, 82% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineers	910	$86,600
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980

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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