Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Boston

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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 Boston Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

UMass Boston Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMass Boston 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Engineering Bachelor’s Program

17% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	14
Computer Engineering	5

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 - Boston.

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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