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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

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

UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students earned a master's degree in ME from UMass Lowell. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

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. In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer 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

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