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University of Massachusetts Amherst PhD in Engineering

62 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Engineering from UMass Amherst Cost?

$16,235 Average Tuition and Fees

UMass Amherst Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,014 $30,120
Fees $2,221 $2,221

Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online PhD in Engineering?

Online degrees for the UMass Amherst engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.

UMass Amherst Doctorate Student Diversity for Engineering

62 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
30.6% Women
8.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 62 doctor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 30.6% of the engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.1% of the engineering doctor’s degrees at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 50
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Engineering Focus Areas at UMass Amherst

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 9
Civil Engineering 7
Electrical Engineering 19
Mechanical Engineering 9
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 16

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.

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