Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Build on your skills for design, problem solving, and manufacturing as a Mechanical Engineering student at UMass Amherst. Our curriculum is diverse because mechanical engineering is central to so many modern industries, from aerospace to air conditioning and power systems to transportation.
As a Mechanical Engineering student at UMass, you will undertake hands-on projects that address real-world problems, including through your senior capstone design project and within the MIE Innovation Shop. You will receive mentoring from award-winning faculty advisors, and annual career fairs will provide you with the opportunity to network with local and national companies for internships, co-ops, and full-time jobs.
Our graduates embark on careers in industry, government, management, consulting, and academic organizations, working on transportation systems, drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, buildings, bridges, tunnels, dams, and wind energy systems.
Students have the opportunity to earn a combined BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering through our 4+1 program. We also offer an Engineering Management minor and a Materials Engineering undergraduate certificate.
Benefits list
Hands-on active learning
During the senior design capstone experience, you will join a team to design a utilitarian product, build a prototype, summarize the project with a poster, and make a verbal presentation to judges.
Get involved
Get involved with professional engineering societies, design build teams, and makerspaces such as the UMass Rocket Team and the UMass Wind Energy Club.
Featured faculty
Meghan Huber
Focused on understanding how humans and robots can learn from the physical interactions of one another.
Wen Chen
Additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior of materials; materials design.
Juan Jiménez
Adjunct, Biomedical Engineering
Manning/IALS INNOVATION Fellow
Studying the role of forces, especially those due to fluid flow, in cellular and blood biomolecular pathways relevant to diseases and processes.
Sundar Krishnamurty
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ronnie & Eugene M. Isenberg Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Engineering
Design innovation; predictive analytics, advanced design and manufacturing.
Matthew Lackner
Endowed Chair in Renewable Energy, College of Engineering
Director, Wind Energy Center
Director, ELEVATE
Offshore wind energy, with a particular focus on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.
In the spotlight
Christoph graduated with a Mechanical Engineering and iSTEP, STEM + German double major. He focused his studies on robotics and prosthetics and studied abroad at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Application information & deadlines
For more Important Dates & Deadlines, including transfer and spring admission, visit the UMass Amherst admissions website. Attend an admissions event.
First-Year Early Action Deadline
First-Year Regular Decision Deadline
Mechanical Engineering
From developing innovative prosthetic limbs to advanced wind turbines, harness your creativity as a UMass Amherst mechanical engineering student.