Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UWM Engineering 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.

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

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 76% 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	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	183
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UWM Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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
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