University of Wisconsin - Stout

B.S. Manufacturing Engineering

At UW-Stout, you'll get the knowledge and hands-on skills to put your company on the leading edge of a fierce economic climate. Manufacturing engineers are involved with the production process, from product design through post-sale service. As a member of a production team, you'll work with other professionals to design products using the automated systems that manufacture them. 

We're the only undergraduate manufacturing engineering program in the UW System and one of about 25 in the country. Our graduates are experts in selecting materials, processing them into usable products and controlling automated production systems.

Hands-on experiences/laboratory experiences
Small class sizes
Focused manufacturing based curriculum that prepares students to work in regional industry
Well equipped lab spaces including machine shop, robotics lab, and plastics processing lab
Required co-op/internship experience
Strong connection with regional industry

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Manufacturing Engineering is designed to prepare engineers as experts in the production process, from design through manufacturing. As a team member, the manufacturing engineer works with other professionals in the design of products, particularly from the point of view of the efficiency of production. They are responsible for selecting the right materials for various product applications and for determining methods used in processing raw materials into finished products. Using computers, they design and control automated systems capable of rapidly making the product. Manufacturing Engineers are part of the company’s management team and make important decisions regarding production planning, inventory, scheduling and quality.

To be admitted to the B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering program, students must have graduated in the top 40 percent of their class or, for high schools that do not rank, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or receive a composite score of 22 or greater on the ACT or equivalent score or greater on the SAT (ACT is preferred). In addition, an ACT math score of at least 22 or equivalent score on the SAT is required.

Through intensive hands-on laboratory experience, which is the heart of UW-Stout’s teaching strategy, the program emphasizes application of theory to solution of real world problems. Manufacturing Engineering students learn modern production tools, such as computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), robotics, programmable logic controllers, computer simulation of production environment and modern manufacturing management techniques. Students have opportunities to function as members of production teams as they practice concurrent product design, material selection, appropriate manufacturing method selection, and automated production systems design.

The UW-Stout Manufacturing Engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. It is the only nationally accredited manufacturing engineering degree in Wisconsin. There are many opportunities for cooperative learning and internship experiences with regional companies, providing industrial experience and that extra “edge” when applying for jobs upon graduation.