Home / Massachusetts / University of Massachusetts-Lowell
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · Public · 11,434 students · mostly bachelor degrees
36th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,163
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$30,786
Graduation rate
65%
Admission rate
83%
Median graduate earnings
$64,874
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,704
Average SAT
1285
Median ACT
29
Pell grant recipients
30%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
181 programsComputer Science · Master's Degree64 grads/yr$151,603Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$137,144Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$132,707Computer Engineering, General · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$130,170Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate50 grads/yr$128,785Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$125,044Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$120,219Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$119,763Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree488 grads/yr$119,730Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree40 grads/yr$117,288Accounting · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$111,662Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree218 grads/yr$111,612Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree126 grads/yr$109,714Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$107,285Polymer/Plastics Engineering · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$107,285National Security Policy Studies · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$103,784Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$101,054Polymer/Plastics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$100,428Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$97,547Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate39 grads/yr$97,509Physics, General · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$95,208Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree67 grads/yr$94,972Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree156 grads/yr$94,841Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$94,416Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$93,650
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
Similar-size colleges in Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · Public · 11,512 students
Net price
$17,707
Grad rate
49%
Median earnings
$65,865
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 10,085 students
Net price
$41,704
Grad rate
91%
Median earnings
$103,937
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA · Public · 8,612 students
Net price
$7,818
Grad rate
13%
Median earnings
$47,618
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA · Public · 7,829 students
Net price
$16,383
Grad rate
53%
Median earnings
$57,466
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 7,601 students
Net price
$19,066
Grad rate
98%
Median earnings
$101,817
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 7,468 students
Net price
$49,465
Grad rate
67%
Median earnings
$33,647
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.