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Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Amherst Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMass Amherst does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

UMass Amherst Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMass Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Engineering Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UMass Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	330
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

UMass Amherst Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	112
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	224
Civil Engineering	96
Electrical Engineering	93
Computer Engineering	79
Chemical Engineering	69
Biomedical Engineering	58
Industrial Engineering	33
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	22
Environmental Engineering	6

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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