Overview
Experience Milwaukee's Festivals and Downtown Revival
Situated on the shore of Lake Michigan and with a population of close to 2 million, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the state's largest city and the economic and cultural hub of the region. This vibrant city has recently undergone a facelift and has reformed its image with a downtown revival.
The campus of the Milwaukee School of Engineering is just a short distance from Milwaukee's energetic downtown and several first-class entertainment venues, including the Bradley Center sports arena, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Theater District, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, Riverwalk, U.S. Cellular Arena, Humphrey I-Max Theater, Miller Park baseball stadium, and Grohmann Museum.
Milwaukee's well-preserved architecture, more than 15,000 acres of parks, numerous river parkways, and miles of bike trails make it perfect for the assortment of fairs and festivals that take place there annually, some of which are the largest of their kind and many of which are held at the Milwaukee Maier Festival Grounds. Some of the city's larger festivals include the Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee International Film Festival, RiverSplash, and Summerfest.
Students of MSOE find navigating Milwaukee simple, as Milwaukee County Transit includes a well-developed system of buses, VanPools, festival routes, and spots where you can park-and-ride. Due to the influence of Lake Michigan, the city's weather is fairly mild with summers rarely reaching over 70 degrees and winters seldom going below 30 degrees.
Top Laboratory Facilities and Innovative Academic Perks
The Milwaukee School of Engineering's degree programs combine specialized classes with basic courses in humanities, mathematics, communication, technology, and the sciences. MSOE students complete an average of 16 to 19 credits each quarter; this includes lab and lecture hours.
Students of MSOE have access to many modern and innovative perks and academic centers that are only available at the most cutting-edge universities, several of which are only available at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. For example, students of the Milwaukee School of Engineering have the advantage of a guaranteed availability of required classes so that graduation is possible within four years. A technology package program is also available, which comprises a notebook computer and associated services; most areas on campus have Wi-Fi access.
The list of facilities that students have access to includes the Applied Technology Center, NanoEngineering Laboratory, Photonics Center, Applied Optics Center, Fluid Power Institute, Construction Science and Engineering Center, Center for BioMolecular Modeling, and Rapid Prototyping Center, which makes MSOE the world's only university to comprise the five foremost rapid prototyping technologies.
With more labs than classrooms, the Milwaukee School of Engineering offers its students plenty of opportunities to gain lab experience. In fact, by graduation, the average undergraduate student has about 600 hours of lab experience under his or her belt. Furthermore, MSOE boasts industrial sponsorship by companies including Outboard Marine Corp., General Electric, Snap-On, Master Lock, Harley-Davidson, and Johnson Controls.
MSOE Student Life
Located in Milwaukee's East Town, the Milwaukee School of Engineering's campus is only a short distance away from a myriad of urban activities. On-campus life is also packed with recreational opportunities for students, including varsity and intramural sports; over 70 professional fraternities, special interest groups, and societies; and a variety of student organizations.
MSOE students often congregate at the Student Life/Campus Center, which is host to activity rooms, student organization and club offices, TV viewing space, an eatery, and a game room. The Kern Center is a 210,000-square-foot wellness, fitness, and health facility that is host to a wrestling area, running track, field house, basketball arena, fitness center, and ice arena and allows students to maintain health and wellness while at the school. If students seek more organized athletic pursuits, there are NCAA Division III varsity teams in volleyball, tennis, softball, soccer, track and field, golf, cross-country, basketball, wrestling, rowing, lacrosse, ice hockey, and baseball.
Students hail from all over the U.S. and foreign countries, and about half of the 2,600-strong student body lives in one of MSOE's three residence halls. With a 98 percent graduate placement rate, the average student of MSOE starts a career after graduation at about $52,000. MSOE also provides a study abroad program to its students, which offers opportunities to study in India and Europe, enhances students' degrees, and aids in their future careers.
