Master's-1% vs national median852 grads tracked
Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Ranked 40th of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$95,578
middle 50%: $76,554 – $121,593
Median · 5 years out
$117,489
middle 50%: $91,884 – $164,069
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering master's students earn a median of $95,578 in their first year. This represents a high starting point for graduates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
3.3 yrs
≈ $3,487 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Arlington
$118,664 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$118,628 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$118,623 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$118,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$118,165 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$117,979 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$117,432 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$117,172 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$117,110 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$117,100 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$220,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$188,260 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$161,437 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$159,257 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$140,852 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$127,794 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$110,463 · 5 yrs out
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