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Gain the skills, training and experience you need to make a greater impact as an engineer
Earn a master’s degree or certificate from a top-ranked engineering program that will differentiate you in the job market. Choose from a variety of engineering disciplines and specializations, allowing you to focus your education on topics that matter to you. Whether online or on campus, you’ll learn from world-renowned faculty and graduate as a Badger, joining a global network of engineering alumni.
- Learn on campus or entirely online — our programs are offered in flexible formats for students at every stage of their career
- Stand out with an advanced degree or certificate from one of the country’s top graduate engineering programs
- Earn more with your graduate degree — engineers with master’s degrees earn an average of 22 percent more than engineers with bachelor’s degrees*
Explore our online and accelerated engineering programs
Flexible, course-based graduate programs
Discover over 20 graduate programs across engineering disciplines from UW–Madison. Choose our on-campus accelerated master’s programs to fast-track your degree and career, or opt for our interactive online programs, designed for practicing engineers. Tailor your experience to your interests, professional goals and personal needs and graduate from a top-ranked engineering program.
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
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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.
Master’s degree
Biomedical Engineering: Accelerated Program MS
Combine the fundamentals of the biomedical sciences with advanced engineering methods. Focus your degree and choose from a variety of specializations including biomaterials and tissue engineering, biomechanics, biomedical imaging, neuroengineering and more.
Spring 2027
International deadline: 09/01/26 Deadline: 11/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Break into a biomedical career at the interface of engineering and business. Offered in cooperation with the School of Business, this program will advance your skills in design, prototyping, and manufacturing as well as general business fundamentals, entrepreneurship and project management.
Spring 2027
International deadline: 09/01/26 Deadline: 11/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
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.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 06/15/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per-credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Civil & Environmental Engineering: Professional MS
Benefit from a comprehensive curriculum and choose a specialization to deepen your expertise and address the world’s pressing infrastructure needs. Specializations include construction engineering and management; environmental science and engineering; geological/geotechnical engineering; structural engineering; transportation engineering; and water resources engineering.
Spring 2027
Deadline: 09/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Professional MS
Elevate your career and gain practical skills in diverse areas of electrical and computer engineering. Specialize in one of nine areas including semiconductors, networking and security, computer architecture, power electronics and more.
Fall 2027
Deadline: 12/15/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
In the Electrical & Computer Engineering: Machine Learning & Signal Processing MS program, you’ll delve into topics that help you tackle real-world problems in information processing and apply data-driven innovation to cutting-edge technology.
Fall 2027
Deadline: 12/15/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Power Engineering MS
Advance your career without pausing it. Our flexible online format lets you balance work, life, and learning—while building the advanced skills and systems-level thinking that power engineering employers expect from industry ready professionals.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 07/01/26
Tuition
$1,600 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Engineering Mechanics: Aerospace Engineering MS
Advance your career in aerospace engineering with the Engineering Mechanics: Aerospace Engineering MS program. Through coursework and projects, you’ll gain expertise to push innovation in the aerospace industry.
Spring 2027
Deadline: 09/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Engineering: Engineering Data Analytics MEng
Build skills in machine learning, data science, and visualization with UW–Madison’s online Engineering Data Analytics master’s—designed for engineers.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 07/01/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per-credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Engineering: Polymer Engineering MEng
Advance your career with UW–Madison’s online master’s in Polymer Engineering. Learn polymer science, processing, and design—100% online for engineers.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 07/01/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per-credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
30 graduate-level credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Engineering: Sustainable Systems Engineering MEng
Shape the future of clean energy with UW–Madison’s online master’s in sustainable systems engineering. Study renewable energy, policy, and systems design.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 07/01/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Online
Apply engineering to improve healthcare with the Industrial Engineering: Human Factors & Health Systems Engineering MS program. You’ll develop skills in health system analysis and human factors design to make a lasting impact on health care.
Spring 2027
Deadline: 09/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Industrial Engineering: Systems Engineering & Analytics MS
Be prepared to meet the strong market demand for engineers who have mastered analytical tools and can transform data into insights. You’ll gain expertise in optimization models and methods, applied industrial analytics, simulation modeling, and analysis.
Spring 2027
Deadline: 09/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering MS
Advance your expertise in manufacturing systems with UW–Madison’s online MS—designed for professionals driving process innovation & smart manufacturing.
Fall 2026
Deadline: 07/01/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per-credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Materials Science & Engineering: Materials Engineering MS
Push the boundaries of materials science with the Materials Science & Engineering: Materials Engineering program. Delve into cutting-edge topics like nanomaterials, artificial intelligence and semiconductor design to engineer the future.
Summer 2027
Deadline: 12/15/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Master’s degree
Mechanical Engineering: Accelerated Program MS
Fast-track your mechanical engineering career. Through this intensive program you’ll learn about core areas such as: Biomechanics, computation and data-driven engineering, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, mechanics, and robotics, controls and sensing.
Spring 2027
Deadline: 09/01/26
Tuition
$1,200 per credit
Credits
30 graduate credits
Modality
Accelerated, Face-to-face
Capstone certificate
Applied Engineering Management Capstone
Gain real-world management skills in a flexible, interactive online format. This capstone certificate helps you grow professionally or transition to a full master’s in engineering management.
Summer 2026
Deadline: 06/01/26
Tuition
$1,300 per credit. Beginning Fall 2026: $1,100 per credit with an automatic $100 per credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
9 graduate-level credits
Modality
Online
Capstone certificate
Polymer Processing & Manufacturing Capstone
Advance your career with UW–Madison’s Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing & Manufacturing. Build technical skills in plastics processing—100% online.
Summer 2026
Deadline: 06/01/26
Tuition
$1,300 per credit. Beginning Fall 2026: $1,100 per credit with an automatic $100 per credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
Credits
9 graduate-level credits
Modality
Online
Capstone certificate
Power Conversion & Control Capstone
Gain advanced skills in power electronics, drives, and controls with UW–Madison’s Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control—100% online.
Summer 2026
Deadline: 06/01/26
Tuition
$1,600 per credit
Credits
9 graduate-level credits
Modality
Online
*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.