Engineering Technologies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in engineering tech.

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

UMass Amherst Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

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? UMass Amherst offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMass Amherst Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in engineering tech from UMass Amherst. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from UMass Amherst, 69% 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 Amherst with a master's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering-Related Fields	29

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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 Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	14,970	$45,780
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	9,910	$46,510

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.