by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
engineering who receive their master’s degree from UW - Madison make an average of $113,999 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $85,820.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison engineering master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 27.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in engineering at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 20.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 72 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering | 10 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 31 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | 31 |
| Electrical Engineering | 83 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.