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Be a Badger. Be a better engineer.

The world needs engineering leaders who have a strong focus on the environment. With an interactive, online master’s degree in environmental engineering or sustainable systems engineering from UW–Madison, you’ll develop skills in analytical thinking and collaboration through coursework tailored to your career goals. Whether you focus on water resources, pollution control, waste management, renewable energy or net zero energy construction, you’ll be prepared to make our world greener and more sustainable

  • Designed for practicing engineers — flexible enough to fit into your life but structured enough to keep you on track
  • Stand out with an advanced degree from one of the country’s top graduate engineering programs
  • Earn more with your advanced degree — engineers with master’s degrees earn an average of 22 percent more than engineers with bachelor’s degrees*

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering’s graduate programs are top-ranked among U.S. public universities by U.S. News & World Report

Explore Online Environmental & Sustainable Systems Engineering Programs at UW-Madison

Master’s degree

Civil & Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering MEng

The Civil & Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering MEng program equips you to tackle critical environmental challenges. Gain expertise in water treatment processes, energy principles and wastewater management, along with the fundamentals of hydraulics, to design sustainable solutions for a cleaner future.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 03/15/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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Master’s degree

Engineering: Sustainable Systems Engineering MEng

Find real-world solutions to sustainability challenges with the Engineering: Sustainable Systems Engineering MEng program. Through project-based learning, you’ll design and analyze sustainable solutions for energy systems while gaining expertise in renewable resources and eco-friendly design principles.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 07/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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UW–Madison has a reputation as a great engineering school, and I liked that the online classes are taught live, so there is plenty of interaction with professors and students. This [environmental engineering] program allowed me to get the education I needed to advance in my career while also working full-time. It really improved my confidence in my abilities and knowledge.

Lauren Lande

Lauren Lande

Civil & Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering MEng
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Join a flourishing and collaborative community at UW-Madison

At UW–Madison, we help you find the path to a better life, for you and for the people around you. Whatever your dream, UW–Madison is a catalyst for the extraordinary. That’s because we want you to move the world forward.

*UW–Madison Academic Planning and Institutional Research Dataviz (in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science.) Percent increase identified by comparing median salaries of engineering bachelor’s and master’s graduates one year after college.