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Graduate degrees and programs

Advance your education at one of the premiere engineering colleges in the country.

The UW-Madison College of Engineering is among the nation’s best. Our graduate degrees and programs are highly ranked and our faculty are respected as leaders. Here you won’t just find classrooms and labs, you’ll find a welcoming community designed to support you, mentor you and help you excel in your chosen field of research. Get ready to make an impact both on campus and around the world.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering, ME

Type: Master’s Degrees

This online program helps you develop a broad and deep understanding of environmental challenges and environmental engineering solutions for our most pressing problems.

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Engineering Data Analytics, ME

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a student in this online master’s program, you’ll learn to lead strategic initiatives that capture and transform complex data into knowledge that drives improvements to engineering analysis, design, and performance—skills that many industries have a critical need for.

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Polymer Engineering, ME

Type: Master’s Degrees

In this online master’s program you’ll learn about the current state of polymer engineering and plastics, relevant to a range of specialties, through the lens of traditional processing, manufacturing, and synthetic techniques. You’ll also learn about the future direction of the industry, including sustainability.

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Sustainable Systems Engineering, ME

Type: Master’s Degrees

Environmental impacts, resource constraints and increased demand from a developing world is shifting global energy systems toward a more sustainable energy future.

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Biomedical Engineering: Accelerated Program, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a student in our accelerated, non-thesis program in biomedical engineering, you’ll take classes that deepen your knowledge of the engineering tools you need to solve problems in biology and medicine and further contribute in the workplace.

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Biomedical Engineering: Biomedical Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a student in our Biomedical Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship accelerated program, you’ll engage in graduate-level, project-based experiences in design, prototyping and manufacturing.

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Biomedical Engineering: Research, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a master’s student in biomedical engineering, you’ll apply engineering tools in your research as you solve problems in biology and medicine.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering: Professional, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

The civil and environmental engineering professional (accelerated) master’s program from UW–Madison equips you with the latest scientific and technological knowledge and the skills and tools you need to analyze advanced engineering problems.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering: Research, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a student in our research-based two-year master’s program, you’ll be able to advance your education in one of several areas of specialization, including construction engineering and management, environmental engineering, geo and pavement engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources/environmental fluid mechanics.

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Design + Innovation, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees
Department: Cross-Disciplinary Degree Programs

As a master’s student in our accelerated Master of Science in Design + Innovation program, you’ll be part of a unique interdisciplinary degree combining engineering, business, human ecology, user experience, and art.

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Electrical and Computer Engineering: Machine Learning and Signal Processing, MS

Type: Master’s Degrees

As a master’s student in our accelerated machine learning and signal processing program, you can learn quantitative thinking, practical problem-solving and coding – and how to apply those skills in a variety of fields.

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