Mechanical Engineering Degrees & Programs

As an aerospace engineering major, you’ll learn how to build the technologies that make flight possible—from aircraft and spacecraft systems to propulsion and flight simulation. You’ll gain hands-on experience and work alongside faculty who are shaping the future of flight and space. With opportunities to engage in cutting-edge research, you’ll graduate ready to lead and innovate—prepared to launch a career that can take you from Madison to the skies and beyond.

As an engineering mechanics major, you will design, measure and analyze complex structures of everything from networks of human cells and novel nanoscale materials to roller coasters and spacecraft. Your education will prepare you for careers in a wide variety of fields, including health, clean energy, space exploration and many more, and you’ll be part of a community that supports your success during your degree and as you launch your career!

As a mechanical engineering major, you’ll learn about manufacturing processes, energy generation and use, and how to design mechanical equipment and systems. But you’ll also have the opportunity to specialize in areas as wide-ranging as robotics, biomedical engineering, product design, computational mechanics, and many other areas. And the great thing about your education is that you’ll be able to apply it in virtually any field.

As an aerospace engineering student in our accelerated master’s degree program in engineering mechanics, you’ll learn advanced mechanics topics specific to the aerospace field.

As a master’s student in our traditional engineering mechanics major, you’ll gain additional understanding of several areas within the mechanics of materials and astronautics.

As a master’s student in our accelerated mechanical engineering program, you’ll take courses that provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out advanced technical work in areas such as heat transfer, mechanics, controls, biomechanics, manufacturing, and more.

As a mechanical engineering master’s student in our accelerated modeling and simulation program, you’ll gain computational engineering literacy and a strong modeling and simulation skillset.

As a master’s student in mechanical engineering, you’ll develop your research capabilities under world-class faculty members.

As a PhD student in engineering mechanics, you’ll delve deeper into several main areas of the mechanics of materials and astronautics: continuum mechanics, computational mechanics, dynamics and vibration, fluid mechanics, nanomechanics, solid mechanics, and biomechanics.

As a PhD student in mechanical engineering, you’ll be part of a community of outstanding students who are preparing for advanced work in industry, national labs, and academia.