2025 Best Software Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

A degree in software engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #167 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for software engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 104 degrees in software engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Software Engineering Schools List

Pick Your Software Engineering Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Software Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Software Engineering in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer software engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Computer Software Engineering

1

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in software engineering has to look into Milwaukee School of Engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a degree in software engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering

2

University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded

6.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in software engineering needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in software engineering from University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Software Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	112
Michigan	915	24
Illinois	870	97
Indiana	737	52

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Software Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Software Engineering is one of 3 different types of Computer Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	194

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.