Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,869. Of the 1,327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth in 2021, 57 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UMass Dartmouth is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	132
	242
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	312

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in ME from UMass Dartmouth. This makes it the #200 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMass Dartmouth ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Dartmouth is $61,468. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Dartmouth, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UMass Dartmouth 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 - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Dartmouth, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UMass Dartmouth, 80% 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 - Dartmouth with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMass Dartmouth also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• General Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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 - Dartmouth.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.