Turn your passion for the environment into an engineering career

The world needs engineering leaders who have a strong focus on the environment. With an 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. Online, interactive classes are taught by senior faculty and experienced professionals in environmental sustainability and engineering.

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.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked in the Top Ten Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs and among the Best Engineering Grad Schools by U.S. News & World Report.

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UW–Madison’s online master’s programs and graduate-level certificates offer interactive learning experiences designed to build technical depth and connect you with classmates and instructors. You’ll learn in a program created with you — a working professional — in mind, flexible enough to fit into your life but structured enough to keep you on track.

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Explore Online Environmental & Sustainable Systems Engineering Programs

Environmental Engineering

Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Delivery method: Online
Time to completion: 2–3 years
Spring application deadline: November 15
Summer application deadline: March 15
Fall application deadline: June 15

Explore and find sustainable engineering solutions to environmental challenges with a focus on waste management and pollution prevention. Learn innovative approaches to drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and water reclamation, resource recovery, contamination remediation and more.

Sustainable Systems Engineering

Master of Engineering in Engineering

Delivery method: Online
Time to completion: 2–3 years
Spring application deadline: November 1
Fall application deadline: July 1

Channel your passion for renewable energy and the environment while gaining expertise in the policy, science, engineering and economics of sustainable systems and clean energy applications.

Hear from our students

“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, environmental engineering consultant, ERM

“A huge reason for choosing this [environmental engineering] program was because it’s an ME degree and not an MS. [This program] focuses so much on the practical aspect of environmental engineering and how you apply it to the real world. I’m able to apply it right now to my job, which is huge because I’m a practicing consulting engineer and that’s what I care about.”

— Christine Hengel-Prom, MEx’25, project engineer, Black & Veatch