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Engineering-Related Fields at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Engineering-Related Fields at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you plan to study engineering-related fields, take a look at what University of Massachusetts Amherst has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

31% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering-related fields program at UMass Amherst awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering-related fields master's degree from UMass Amherst, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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-related fields.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

A degree in engineering-related fields 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
Industrial Engineers 10,720 $102,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Industrial Production Managers 5,590 $126,630
Engineers 3,090 $109,220
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2,810 $59,600

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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