Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,975 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021, 277 of them were engineering majors.

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

UWM Engineering Degrees Available

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

UWM Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UWM performed in these rankings.

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 UWM 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
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	220
Best Engineering Schools	223

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UWM. This makes it the #168 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 277 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWM. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	186
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UWM Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UWM in 2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWM also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 29 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	96
General Engineering	88
Civil Engineering	60
Electrical Engineering	50
Biomedical Engineering	26
Industrial Engineering	23
Computer Engineering	11
Materials Engineering	11

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• 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 - Milwaukee.

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.