Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Lowell in 2021, 214 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 Lowell Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UMass Lowell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Lowell 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 Master’s Degree Schools	25

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in ME from UMass Lowell. This makes it the #33 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UMass Lowell Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Lowell is $63,402. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 214 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from UMass Lowell in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	134
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell in 2020-2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UMass Lowell, 62% 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 - Lowell with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMass Lowell also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics 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 - Lowell.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.