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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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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.

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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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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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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Advance your understanding of energy systems and automation technologies with the Electrical & Computer Engineering: Power Engineering MS program. Through a mix of theory and practice, you’ll improve your ability and skill-set to solve pressing engineering problems.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 07/01/25

Tuition

$1,600 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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Master’s degree

Engineering Management MS

Lead with technical expertise through the Engineering Management MS program. You’ll develop expertise in project management, hone your negotiation skills, and gain a strong foundation in engineering law and ethics to become a well-rounded engineering leader.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Translate data into action with the Engineering: Engineering Data Analytics MEng program. You’ll learn to manage and analyze data using industry-standard tools while developing the technical and project management skills to make data-driven decisions that optimize engineering projects.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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Get hands-on with the Engineering: Polymer Engineering MEng program. Through labs and coursework, you’ll master polymer processing and characterization techniques like injection molding and 3D printing, all informed by a strong foundation in engineering design and material behavior.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate-level credits

Modality

Online

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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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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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Learn to optimize manufacturing systems with the Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering MS program. You’ll gain skills in supply chain management and data analysis to optimize manufacturing processes.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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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 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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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.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Master the art of virtual engineering with the Mechanical Engineering: Modeling & Simulation in Mechanical Engineering MS program. You’ll be equipped with advanced computational tools for simulating robot motion, heat transfer, fluid dynamics and other areas of interest to mechanical engineers.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Master’s degree

Design + Innovation MS

Become an innovative leader with the Design + Innovation MS program. Through a blend of theory, hands-on projects, and courses, you’ll master advanced design thinking methodologies to bring innovative ideas to life.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 02/01/25

Tuition

$1,600 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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The Applied Engineering Management Capstone Certificate program equips you to excel in leading and managing engineering projects. Pair core coursework with your choice of an elective course to tailor your certificate to your professional goals.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

9 graduate-level credits

Modality

Online

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Dive into the science and engineering behind polymer products with the Polymer Processing & Manufacturing Capstone program. Through lectures, labs and a potential capstone project, you’ll gain hands-on experience with advanced techniques like injection molding, 3D printing and simulation tools to optimize polymer processing.

Spring 2025

Deadline: 01/15/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

9 graduate-level credits

Modality

Online

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Gethands-on and refine your skills in designing and controlling electric systems with the Power Conversion & Control Capstone program. Through a blend of coursework and labs, you’ll analyze and optimize power electronics circuits and automatic controls for efficient electric drive systems.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,600 per credit

Credits

9 graduate-level credits

Modality

Online

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Immerse yourself in the future of transportation with the Powertrain Electrification Capstone program. You’ll learn through a combination of lectures and hands-on projects where you’ll gain expertise in designing, modeling and controlling electric vehicle powertrains and battery systems.

Spring 2025

Deadline: 01/15/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

9 graduate-level credits

Modality

Online

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*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.