General Environmental Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Every general environmental engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the environmental engineering program at University of Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Amherst General Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

UMass Amherst General Environmental Engineering Rankings

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst General Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from UMass Amherst, 75% 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 environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Health and Safety Engineers	670	$99,090

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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