by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $779 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from UMass Amherst make an average of $77,401 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $79,252.
Online degrees for the UMass Amherst ME master’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.
About 8.7% of the students who received their MS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Around 8.7% of ME master’s degree recipients at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 23 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 17 |
| Electrical Engineering | 75 |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.