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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
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.
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
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.
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.
