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Start your career out stronger with an accelerated master’s degree.

  • Stand out in the job market.
  • Earn an average of 22% more*.
  • Do interesting, meaningful work.

Our accelerated master’s degrees are for engineers who want advanced technical expertise to pursue challenging careers. Accelerated programs are course-only and provide graduate-level training in as little as three semesters. Students are not eligible for funding or assistantships for research or teaching. International students will be required to provide proof of financial means when applying.

UW–Madison is ranked as one of the Best Engineering Grad Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Study at a world-renowned research institution with elite faculty as you learn alongside other MS and PhD students.

Choose from 13 programs that allow you to focus on your area of interest. Learn to think at a higher level, tackle complex problems, and discover innovative solutions in a welcoming, safe, and fun city.

Join a worldwide network of successful Badger alumni.

*Source: UW-Madison Academic Planning & Institutional Research Dataviz (in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science). Percent increase identified by comparing median salary of engineering bachelor’s and master’s graduates one year out of college.

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Human Factors and Health Systems Engineering

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

Delivery method: Face-to-face
Time to completion: 12-16 months
Fall application deadline: December 15

Create productive, safe, and satisfying environments for humans, and apply industrial and systems engineering tools and approaches to health care challenges.

Nonresident/international tuition: $12,753/semester + $6,334 for 6 summer credits
Wisconsin resident tuition: $6,090/semester + $3,002 for 6 summer credits

12 month program = 2 semesters + summer
Student fees may be charged in addition to the tuition.


 My undergraduate degree gave me a great foundation. The master’s degree helped me go deeper. It showed me how I can use all the knowledge I gained in a practical way while picking up more advanced skills and understanding. 

Madeline Ford, MS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING – HUMAN FACTORS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, CLASS OF 2018, HEALTH SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB