The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted on Feb. 5 to approve the creation of a new aerospace engineering major within the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering.
The new major will launch at the start of the fall 2026 semester within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The college expects 150 to 200 students a year to pursue the major.
Students can select an aerospace engineering option within the engineering mechanics major right now.
The new program will be the first ABET-accredited aerospace engineering degree (ABET ranks the quality assurance for programs in the areas of applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology) in Wisconsin.
“This launches a new era of space in Wisconsin, supporting the growth of our space manufacturing infrastructure and job creation,” Devesh Ranjan, dean of the College of Engineering, said in a statement.
