Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

What traits are you looking for in a ee school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts Amherst is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ee program.

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 Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Amherst Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

UMass Amherst Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UMass Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMass Amherst Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of ee master's degrees went to men and 14% 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 ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

If you plan to be a ee major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Electrical Engineering	93

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ee 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Electrical Engineers	7,520	$113,920
Electronics Engineers	3,830	$120,700
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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
• Image Credit: By Lion Hirth under License

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