Engineering Schools In Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 31 accredited engineering schools where engineering faculty who teach engineering classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in engineering in the state of Massachusetts, which encompasses engineering training at the following levels:
- Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering
- PhD degree in Engineering
Statistics
Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Massachusetts | 37,610 |
| National | 1,325,540 |
Of all of the engineering professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Massachusetts.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Massachusetts
| 60,950 | 65,680 | 69,360 | 67,570 | 37,610 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Engineering is a shrinking field in Massachusetts. There were 23,340 less engineering professionals working in Massachusetts in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 38%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010.
Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $70,139 | $73,921 | $76,919 | $74,699 | $77,912 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries paid to engineering professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. In 2006 engineering professionals made a mean salary of $70,139 per year, and in 2010 they made $77,912 per year.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$47,713 |
25th percentile |
$59,285 |
50th percentile |
$74,906 |
75th percentile |
$93,832 |
90th percentile |
$101,005 |
Thus, engineering professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 112% pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering in Massachusetts.
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Biomedical Engineering |
$94,720 |
Civil Engineering |
$61,847 |
Computer Engineering |
$115,190 |
Electrical Engineering |
$79,790 |
Engineering |
$77,912 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$69,744 |
In Massachusetts, engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
14 |
bachelor |
79 |
master |
69 |
doctor |
42 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 211 |
The number of students graduating from the 31 accredited engineering schools in Massachusetts is decreasing. In Massachusetts, there were 5,343 graduates in 2006. And there were 4,107 graduates from engineering courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 23% percent decrease in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts. 37% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in engineering.