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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

15 Colleges
$64,721 Avg Salary
$24,049 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 3,396 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in Wisconsin for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 88% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Milwaukee School of Engineering helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 277 students majoring in engineering at UWM, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 15 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 272 students majoring in engineering at Marquette, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 94% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at UW - Stevens Point, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 92% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering at UW - River Falls, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering at UW - Eau Claire, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,383
Michigan 8,586
Ohio 8,648
Illinois 6,581

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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