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Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 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 Lowell Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Lowell

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMass Lowell offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

UMass Lowell Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMass Lowell 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.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Engineering Bachelor’s Program

21% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UMass Lowell 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 - Lowell with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	324
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

UMass Lowell Engineering Master’s Program

26% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	103
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	286
Electrical Engineering	178
Civil Engineering	135
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	117
Chemical Engineering	97
Computer Engineering	85
Biomedical Engineering	76
Other Engineering	27

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 - Lowell.

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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