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Be a Badger. Be a better engineer.
Take your career in materials engineering and polymers to the next level with a UW–Madison certificate or master’s degree. Tailor your coursework to your interests — focus in areas such as nanoengineering, engineering materials, experimental mechanics, advanced polymer processing and more. Specialize in topics that matter to you and do more interesting, meaningful work with your advanced education.
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*
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 Materials Engineering Programs at UW-Madison
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.
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.
Get ahead without putting your life on hold. This interactive, flexible online master’s in engineering management gives you access to expert instructors, applied learning, and a network of peers—all on a schedule that fits your life.
Fall 2026
Deadline:07/01/26
Tuition
$1,100 per credit, with an automatic $100 per-credit Wisconsin Resident Scholarship.
I was able to find a job with Texas Instruments as a process engineer, and I think the master’s program in MS & E played a role in getting that job.
Eric Howard
Materials Science & Engineering: Materials Engineering MS
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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.
*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.
