The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UW - Madison was ranked #35 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for ME majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,548 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
Learn more about UW - Madison tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Madison in ME walked away with an average of $23,601 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison make an average of $71,605 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $61,915.
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 15.3% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 10.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 141 |
International Students | 28 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Mechanical Engineering | 190 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Engineering | 61 |
Biomedical Engineering | 81 |
Chemical Engineering | 113 |
Civil Engineering | 108 |
Computer Engineering | 98 |
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*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.
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