Bachelor in Materials Engineering (BSE) - UWM

When you enroll in the Materials Engineering major at UWM, you’ll join a relatively new academic field that is changing the world in innumerable ways. Modern materials scientists develop and test composite and simple materials that, for example, extract pollutants from water, hold the ability to self-heal, last longer, or are manufactured in a way that reduces the amount of by-products sent to landfills.

In our tight-knit classrooms, labs, and through internships and co-ops, you’ll blend knowledge in chemistry, physics, and engineering as you investigate the relationship between the structure of materials at the atomic or molecular level and their macroscopic properties.

You’ll graduate ready to apply your knowledge to fields such as aerospace, architecture, biomedicine, computers and electronics, construction, metal manufacturing, transportation, and recreation.

In 2023, the median annual wage for materials engineers was $104,100.