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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 353 students majoring in engineering at UW - Madison, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 39% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering at UW - Stout, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#8

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

With a ranking of #8, Carroll University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waukesha.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Medical College of Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.

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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 9 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.

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