University of Massachusetts-Amherst

4-years Public College In Amherst, MA

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 325 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs325 programs
Online Programs44 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsAssociate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree6129
Bachelor's Degree8526,274
Post Bachelor's Degree3818145
Master's Degree8521,697
Post Master's Degree1112
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship580258
Doctor's degree - professional practice2161
Total325448,476
Popular Programs at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 26
Crop Production✔5
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕6
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕6
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕4
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕5
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3
Urban Forestry✕3
Total29
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 202
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✔36
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕6
Animal Sciences✕18
Food Science✕21
Plant Sciences✕11
Horticultural Science✕9
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕77
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕24
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 123
Natural Resources/Conservation✕76
Environmental Science✕47
Architecture [+] ✕ 118
Landscape Architecture✕14
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕104
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 22
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕3
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕3
African-American/Black Studies✕4
Women's Studies✕12
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 321
Communication✕259
Journalism✕62
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 312
Informatics✕41
Computer Science✕271
Education [+] ✕ 35
Education✕35
Engineering [+] ✕ 528
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕57
Chemical Engineering✕57
Civil Engineering✕71
Computer Engineering✕76
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕46
Mechanical Engineering✕194
Industrial Engineering✕27
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 121
Linguistics✕36
Comparative Literature✕6
Chinese Language and Literature✕5
Japanese Language and Literature✕15
German Language and Literature✕5
French Language and Literature✕3
Italian Language and Literature✕3
Portuguese Language and Literature✕3
Spanish Language and Literature✕36
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕9
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 108
English Language and Literature✕108
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 76
General Studies✕0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕76
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 649
Biology/Biological Sciences✕301
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕136
Microbiology✕63
Exercise Physiology✕149
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 201
Mathematics✕201
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 398
Biological and Physical Sciences✕9
Mathematics and Computer Science✕0
Nutrition Sciences✕72
Sustainability Studies✕31
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔286
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 106
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕106
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 23
Philosophy✕23
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 112
Astronomy✕10
Chemistry✕34
Geology/Earth Science✕14
Physics✕54
Psychology [+] ✕ 421
Psychology✕421
Human Services [+] ✕ 0
Public Policy Analysis✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 692
Anthropology✕40
Economics✕193
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕144
Geography✕14
Political Science and Government✕182
Sociology✕97
Social Sciences (other)✕22
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 106
Dance✕14
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕14
Fine/Studio Arts✕40
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕7
Music✕10
Music Performance✕21
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 506
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕66
Public Health✕280
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕160
Business [+] ✕ 949
Business Administration and Management✕68
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕212
Accounting✕180
Finance✕234
Hospitality Administration/Management✕105
Marketing/Marketing Management✕150
History [+] ✕ 74
History✕74
Total6,274
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 16
Animal Sciences✕3
Food Science✕11
Plant Sciences✕2
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 22
Natural Resources/Conservation✕22
Architecture [+] ✕ 47
Architectural Design✕3
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕21
Landscape Architecture✕4
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕19
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 8
African-American/Black Studies✕8
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0
Communication✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 259
Computer Science✔259
Education [+] ✕ 114
Education✕2
Educational Leadership and Administration✕13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕65
Art Teacher Education✕4
Music Teacher Education✕0
Education (other)✕30
Engineering [+] ✕ 107
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1
Chemical Engineering✕2
Civil Engineering✕17
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕39
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕6
Materials Engineering✕0
Mechanical Engineering✕24
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕14
Industrial Engineering✕4
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 16
Engineering/Industrial Management✔16
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 18
Linguistics✕0
Comparative Literature✕2
Chinese Language and Literature✕3
Japanese Language and Literature✕3
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕3
Italian Language and Literature✕0
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕5
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 25
English Language and Literature✕5
Creative Writing✕20
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 48
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕2
Botany/Plant Biology✕0
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕3
Microbiology✕15
Exercise Physiology✕3
Biostatistics✕8
Evolutionary Biology✕1
Epidemiology✕13
Neuroscience✕3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 41
Mathematics✕16
Applied Mathematics✕8
Financial Mathematics✕17
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 23
Nutrition Sciences✕12
Marine Sciences✕0
Sustainability Studies✕11
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 15
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕15
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1
Philosophy✕1
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 16
Astronomy✕3
Chemistry✕1
Geology/Earth Science✕7
Physics✕5
Psychology [+] ✕ 14
Psychology✕14
Human Services [+] ✕ 50
Public Policy Analysis✕50
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 43
Anthropology✕2
Economics✕14
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8
Geography✕11
Political Science and Government✕3
Sociology✕5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 45
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7
Fine/Studio Arts✕10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music✕24
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 124
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕25
Public Health✕70
Environmental Health✕2
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕8
Health Services Administration✕6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔13
Business [+] ✔ 640
Business Administration and Management✕432
Accounting✔148
Labor Studies✕19
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✔41
History [+] ✕ 5
History✕5
Total1,697
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11
Animal Sciences✕1
Food Science✕10
Plant Sciences✕0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 6
Natural Resources/Conservation✕6
Architecture [+] ✕ 1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2
African-American/Black Studies✕2
Women's Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 8
Communication✕8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 16
Computer Science✕16
Education [+] ✕ 30
Education✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕11
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕9
Education (other)✕10
Engineering [+] ✕ 42
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕0
Chemical Engineering✕10
Civil Engineering✕8
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕8
Materials Engineering✕0
Mechanical Engineering✕6
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕8
Industrial Engineering✕2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 19
Linguistics✕9
Comparative Literature✕7
German Language and Literature✕2
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 11
English Language and Literature✕11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 23
Botany/Plant Biology✕2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕9
Microbiology✕1
Exercise Physiology✕2
Biostatistics✕2
Evolutionary Biology✕2
Epidemiology✕2
Neuroscience✕3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2
Mathematics✕2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 2
Nutrition Sciences✕2
Marine Sciences✕0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2
Philosophy✕2
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 25
Astronomy✕0
Chemistry✕13
Geology/Earth Science✕3
Physics✕9
Psychology [+] ✕ 11
Psychology✕9
School Psychology✕2
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 28
Anthropology✕4
Economics✕13
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2
Political Science and Government✕3
Sociology✕6
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0
Music✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 10
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1
Public Health✕0
Environmental Health✕0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕1
Health Services Administration✕0
Nursing Science✕8
Business [+] ✕ 7
Business Administration and Management✕7
History [+] ✕ 2
History✕2
Total258
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 61
Audiology/Audiologist✕7
Nursing Practice✔54
Total61
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 0
Plant Sciences✔0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✔ 0
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)✔0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10
African Studies✕0
Latin American Studies✕5
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0
Women's Studies✕5
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔0
Education [+] ✔ 32
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✔10
Multicultural Education✕0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔18
Educational/Instructional Technology✔0
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕4
Reading Teacher Education✔0
Engineering [+] ✔ 3
Computer Engineering✔2
Computer Hardware Engineering✔1
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✕0
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 13
Engineering/Industrial Management✔13
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 13
Language Interpretation and Translation✕13
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7
Mathematics and Computer Science✕4
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕0
Cognitive Science✕0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕0
Sustainability Studies✕3
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 22
Materials Science✕3
Materials Sciences (other)✕19
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔1
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0
Building Construction Technology✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕4
Music Pedagogy✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 21
International Public Health/International Health✔15
Health Services Administration✔2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics✔1
Nursing Education✔3
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems✔0
Business [+] ✔ 16
Transportation/Mobility Management✕0
Accounting and Related Services (other)✔0
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✔16
History [+] ✕ 3
Public/Applied History✕3
Total145
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔12
Total12
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