Engineering Schools In Wisconsin

There are 17 accredited engineering schools in Wisconsin for faculty who teach engineering classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in engineering in the state of Wisconsin, which encompasses engineering training at the following levels:

Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Engineering
Bachelors degree in Engineering
Masters degree in Engineering
PhD degree in Engineering

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Wisconsin Vs. National Engineering Employment

Wisconsin	27,960
National	1,704,460

Of all of the engineering professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Wisconsin.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Wisconsin

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
29,240	27,770	31,680	29,650	25,280

Yellow: Actual Values

Engineering is a shrinking field in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, 3,960 less engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of engineering has shrunk by 14% in Wisconsin. This is slower than the trend for engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% between 2006 and 2010.

Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Wisconsin

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$61,194	$62,062	$63,523	$65,714	$65,599
$43,308	$43,685	$45,556	$47,117	$48,374

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Wisconsin, as the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries earned by engineering professionals are increasing. Engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $61,194 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $65,599 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Wisconsin

10th percentile	$42,883
25th percentile	$51,219
50th percentile	$62,158
75th percentile	$76,793
90th percentile	$94,927

Thus, engineering professionals' salaries grew by 7% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 121% pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering in Wisconsin.

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Wisconsin

Biomedical Engineering	$76,540
Civil Engineering	$54,583
Computer Engineering	$82,467
Electrical Engineering	$64,520
Engineering	$66,481
Mechanical Engineering	$59,290
Software Engineering	$72,168

In Wisconsin, engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Wisconsin

associate	8
bachelor	44
master	28
doctor	13
Certificate	8
Total	101

The number of students graduating from the 17 accredited engineering schools in Wisconsin is decreasing. In 2006, 2,561 students graduated from engineering courses in Wisconsin. And in 2010, 2,006 students graduated.

Thus there was a 22% percent decrease in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Wisconsin. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned an bachelor's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in Wisconsin

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