Engineering at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 150 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New England.

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

Western New England Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Western New England

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Western New England Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at Western New England compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Western New England 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	2
	10
Most Popular Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	56
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	113
Most Focused Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	113
	125
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	137

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Western New England. This makes it the #242 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Western New England

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Western New England University.

Western New England Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Western New England. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Western New England 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	114
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Western New England Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at Western New England awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 87% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Western New England, 65% 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 Western New England University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New England also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	57
Civil Engineering	26
Electrical Engineering	24
Biomedical Engineering	23
Robotics Engineering	22
Industrial Engineering	15
Computer Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 Western New England University.

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
• Image Credit: By Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.