General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Platteville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 7,547.

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 - Platteville General Engineering Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW - Platteville does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville General Engineering Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville General Engineering Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at UW - Platteville are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Platteville General Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 engineering majors earned their master's degree from UW - Platteville. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UW - Platteville, 68% 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 - Platteville with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

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 - Platteville.

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
• Image Credit: By James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.