Best Computer Engineering Programs in Wisconsin (2026)
Updated
Part of Best Engineering Colleges in Wisconsin
This page ranks the 5 Computer Engineering programs in Wisconsin by median earnings of Computer Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. University of Wisconsin-Madison leads the list at $120,068, with a cohort of 115 graduates.
The second-ranked program, Milwaukee School of Engineering, reports $103,360, a gap of $16,708 from the top. Across the five schools, median earnings range from $120,068 to $95,300, with a median of $97,608.
The list includes 3 public and 2 private nonprofit institutions. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee posts the lowest average net price on the page at $15,014, while University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is the most accessible, admitting 91% of applicants.
University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks 82nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI | $120,068 | $17,354 | $4,200 | 45.2% |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison reports $120,068 in median earnings for its Computer Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 45%. | |||||
| 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI | $103,360 | $22,453 | $11,607 | 58.9% |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering, a private nonprofit in Milwaukee, shows median federal debt of $27,000 among Computer Engineering completers who borrowed and earnings of $103,360 four years after graduating. | |||||
| 3 | Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI | $97,608 | $31,487 | $22,269 | 81.3% |
| Marquette University ranks 3rd on this list and posts an average net price of $31,487. | |||||
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI | $95,849 | $15,014 | $10,329 | 90.7% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee left with a median of $23,000 in federal loans, and the school admits 91% of applicants. | |||||
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI | $95,300 | $16,032 | $9,009 | 89.4% |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville reports $95,300 in median earnings for its Computer Engineering graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 44 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Computer Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in Wisconsin appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between University of Wisconsin-Madison and Milwaukee School of Engineering is $16,708, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom is $24,768.
Job market context in Wisconsin
The occupations linked to Computer Engineering in Wisconsin include roles such as Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. The median annual wage across those occupations is $117,690; a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $92,963. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 11.9% higher, with 2,060 projected openings a year. That works out to about 728 openings a year for every hundred graduates, meaning more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the median earnings of Computer Engineering graduates four years after completing, a different measure from the occupational wage and demand figures described here.