Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,410 degrees in engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering Schools in Wisconsin.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1571 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $78,290 in the first couple years of working.
It is hard to beat Marquette University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were about 309 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year. After graduating, engineering degree recipients usually earn around $73,022 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Platteville if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Platteville. A Best Colleges rank of #623 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Platteville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 503.99999999999994 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $73,921 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in engineering has to take a look at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 33rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 423 engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $71,175.
UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Menomonie. This university ranks 29th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 152 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $78,314.
Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 345 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $72,050.
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).
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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