Also known as

  • UMass Amherst

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,417
51.8% Female
48.2% Male

Institution Overview

System
University of Massachusetts
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
338
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
85
Doctoral Research
59
Doctoral Professional
2
Distance
46
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.76%
Asian
4.47%
Black or African American
6.49%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
45.25%
White
2.05%
Two or more races
6.30%
Unknown
27.55%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$85
Admissions Office Web Address
www.umass.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$14,723
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$32,434

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
85
Master's (Distance)
7
Doctor's Degree Research
59
Doctor's Degree Professional
2
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
46
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
20
Post Master's Certificate
1
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes Yes
Accounting and Related Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
African Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American Indian/Native American Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Building Construction Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Cognitive Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Computer Hardware Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Conducting Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Engineering-Related Technologies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Geography Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Services Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Public Health/International Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Italian Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Japanese Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Jazz/Jazz Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Labor Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Language Interpretation and Translation Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Latin American Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Marine Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Materials Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics and Computer Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multicultural Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Pedagogy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Performance, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes Yes
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public/Applied History Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes Yes
School Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Transportation/Mobility Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Women's Studies Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,775 1,458 295 22
With faculty status 1,515 1,458 35 22
Tenured 798 798 0 0
On tenure track 254 254 0 0
Not on tenure track 463 406 35 22
Multi-year contract 413 364 29 20
Annual contract 50 42 6 2
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 260 0 260 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$14,723
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$32,434
Financial aid office web address
www.umass.edu/financialaid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$8,154
Typical Board
$7,283
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$14,723$32,434
Full time Fees$2,286$2,286
Part time, per credit hour$818$1,802

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,417
51.8% Female
48.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.76%
Asian
4.47%
Black or African American
6.49%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
45.25%
White
2.05%
Two or more races
6.30%
Unknown
27.55%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 7
Asian 367 364
Black Or African American 172 249
Hispanic Or Latino 240 371
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 2
Non-resident Alien 1,426 1,168
White 1,968 2,293
Two Or More Races 75 118
Unknown 287 306

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,094
51.0% Male
49.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
293
49.5% Male
50.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
26
11.5% Male
88.5% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
181
40.9% Male
59.1% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
13

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone
413-545-0111
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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