Wisconsin·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-2199

Best Engineer, All Other programs in Wisconsin, ranked by enrollment

All engineers not listed.

11 schools in Wisconsin run programs that feed this job, graduating 433 people a year. The job pays a median of $110,360 in Wisconsin across about 690 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEngineerLaser EngineerSolar DesignerDesign EngineerEnergy EngineerOptical EngineerProcess EngineerProject Engineer
Graduates / yr
433
in Wisconsin
Median pay · Wisconsin
$110,360
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
690
people employed
Schools
11
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
66%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,601
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wisconsin that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Engineering
CIP 14.01
Engineering
158graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 36.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $67,734
Engineering
CIP 14.04
Architectural Engineering
46graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 10.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,510
Engineering
CIP 14.11
Engineering Mechanics
41graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 9.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $77,174
Engineering
CIP 14.36
Manufacturing Engineering
35graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 8.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,154
Engineering
CIP 14.99
Engineering
32graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 7.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,678
Engineering
CIP 14.47
Electrical and Computer Engineering
31graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 7.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Engineering
CIP 14.27
Systems Engineering
28graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 6.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $79,942
Engineering
CIP 14.07
Chemical Engineering
22graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 5.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,072
Engineering
CIP 14.12
Engineering Physics
16graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 3.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,457
Engineering
CIP 14.13
Engineering Science
8graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,378
Engineering
CIP 14.33
Construction Engineering
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $75,998
Engineering
CIP 14.40
Paper Science and Engineering
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $86,401
Engineering
CIP 14.39
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $64,080
Engineering
CIP 14.48
Energy Systems Engineering
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.15
Engineering-Related Fields
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $68,912

15 programs in Wisconsin that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wisconsin (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Wisconsin page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 14.0101In Wisconsin
158
36.5%
5$67,734$24,375
2
CIP 14.0401In Wisconsin
46
10.6%
1$73,510$25,790
3
CIP 14.1101In Wisconsin
41
9.5%
1$77,174$26,966
4
CIP 14.3601In Wisconsin
35
8.1%
1$72,154$21,457
5
CIP 14.9999In Wisconsin
32
7.4%
1$73,678$22,938
6
CIP 14.4701In Wisconsin
31
7.2%
1
7
CIP 14.2701In Wisconsin
28
6.5%
2$79,942$20,500
8
CIP 14.0702In Wisconsin
22
5.1%
1$73,072$23,399
9
CIP 14.1201In Wisconsin
16
3.7%
4$57,457$24,706
10
CIP 14.1301In Wisconsin
8
1.8%
1$73,378$17,083
11
CIP 14.3301In Wisconsin
5
1.2%
1$75,998$25,314
12
CIP 14.4001In Wisconsin
5
1.2%
1$86,401$27,379
13
CIP 14.3901In Wisconsin
4
0.9%
1$64,080$23,410
14
CIP 14.4801In Wisconsin
1
0.2%
1
15
CIP 15.1502In Wisconsin
1
0.2%
1$68,912$25,236

Top 11 schools in Wisconsin

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 11 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI Public · 6 feeder programs
151Engineering, General90%45%
2Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
73Architectural Engineering67%$20,16759%
3University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
68Engineering, General49%91%
4University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
66Manufacturing Engineering$72,83055%88%
5University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
35Engineering, General56%89%
6Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
14Systems Engineering83%$25,37681%
7Carthage College
Kenosha, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Engineering Science64%$22,84487%
8Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Engineering, General68%$20,65572%
9Carroll University
Waukesha, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering Physics/Applied Physics71%$22,60167%
10University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
5Paper Science and Engineering51%92%
11Beloit College
Beloit, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Engineering Physics/Applied Physics71%$21,38163%

All 11 schools in Wisconsin

Every school in Wisconsin with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Wisconsin that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadisonPublic1516
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukeePrivate not-for-profit733
University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMilwaukeePublic681
University of Wisconsin - StoutMenomoniePublic662
University of Wisconsin - PlattevillePlattevillePublic353
Marquette UniversityMilwaukeePrivate not-for-profit143
Carthage CollegeKenoshaPrivate not-for-profit81
Viterbo UniversityLa CrossePrivate not-for-profit71
Carroll UniversityWaukeshaPrivate not-for-profit51
University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointStevens PointPublic51
Beloit CollegeBeloitPrivate not-for-profit11

What engineers, all other earn in Wisconsin

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Wisconsin
$110,360
Mean annual
$112,990
Jobs in state
690
What the range looks like
10th pct$74,810Median$110,36090th pct$155,460
Versus the national median
-10.2%

U.S. median $122,930. Wisconsin pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.24×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Wisconsin

Madison, WI
$110,360median
230 jobs
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$106,320median
180 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.1%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
9,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,300
158,800 → 162,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineers, All Other page.

How to become a Engineer, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWritingActive ListeningSpeakingMathematics

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Wisconsin

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Engineers, All Other25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 14.0101Engineering, General
  • 14.0103Applied Engineering
  • 14.0401Architectural Engineering
  • 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
  • 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
  • 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
  • 14.1101Engineering Mechanics
  • 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • 14.1301Engineering Science
  • 14.2401Ocean Engineering
  • 14.2701Systems Engineering
  • 14.3301Construction Engineering
  • 14.3401Forest Engineering
  • 14.3601Manufacturing Engineering
  • 14.3801Surveying Engineering
  • 14.3901Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • 14.4001Paper Science and Engineering
  • 14.4101Electromechanical Engineering
  • 14.4201Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • 14.4301Biochemical Engineering
  • 14.4401Engineering Chemistry
  • 14.4501Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • 14.4701Electrical and Computer Engineering

Common questions

Answers for people weighing engineers, all other programs in Wisconsin.

What degree do you need to become an Engineer, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 158 degrees in Wisconsin in 2024-25, 36.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineer, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 15 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Manufacturing Engineering, plus 11 more. Together they graduate about 433 people a year in Wisconsin.

How much do engineers, all other earn in Wisconsin?+

The median is $110,360 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.2% below the U.S. median of $122,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for engineers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 9,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Wisconsin?+

11 institutions in Wisconsin reported graduates from at least one of the 15 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do engineers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer, Laser Engineer, Solar Designer, Design Engineer, Energy Engineer, Optical Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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