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University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (21% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 60% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,274 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,625 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 49% of graduates; 50 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020121% 564
    Graduates in this field earn $75,859 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01019.4% 246
    Graduates in this field earn $57,489 4 years out
  3. Mechanical Engineering 14.19016.4% 168
    Graduates in this field earn $94,841 4 years out
  4. Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 43.01036.0% 157
    Graduates in this field earn $66,258 4 years out
  5. Computer Science 11.07015.8% 152
    Graduates in this field earn $111,612 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Engineering, 15% → 18% of graduates since 2014–15 (483 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$120,219 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$120,219
    National median: $82,073Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$111,612 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $86,167

    4 years after completion$111,612
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $110,346 · Non-Pell: $109,197(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 391 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$101,054 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,798

    4 years after completion$101,054
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,415 · Non-Pell: $92,269(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,413 · 229 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Polymer/Plastics Engineering$100,428 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,114

    4 years after completion$100,428
    National median: $92,919Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 74 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer Engineering$97,547 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $85,280

    4 years after completion$97,547
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,277 · 120 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 17 to 1 in its Common Data Set (11,891 students, 691 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

45%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 5% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91588%
10–1970837%
20–2948325%
30–3929315%
40–4919510%
50–99885%
100+60%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty60%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$128,503

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$15,274
$15,274
← Lessmore than 78% of 557More →
Endowment per student$15,318
$15,318
← Lessmore than 59% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Massachusetts-Lowell Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;University of Massachusetts-Lowell Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)