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Major Programs at UMass Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 328 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certifica degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
  • Total number of programs: 328
  • Total number of online programs: 47
  • Offered degrees/programs: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
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Offered Degrees At University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is categorized by Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 328 major programs for Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 8,642 students have completed their study at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Offered Degrees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree6121
Bachelor's Degree8436,276
Master's Degree8261,752
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship580349
Doctor's degree - other2146
Post Bachelor's Degree4220180
Post Master's Degree1118
Total328478,642

Degree, Major Programs and Completers by Award Level

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 328 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 8,642 students have completed their studies.
  • 21 students have earned/completed Associate program.
  • 6,276 students have earned/completed Bachelor's program.
  • 1,752 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 46 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 180 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 18 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 16
Crop Production✔1
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕8
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕3
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕2
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 5
Urban Forestry✕5
Total21
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 190
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✔41
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕7
Animal Sciences✕21
Food Science✕20
Plant Sciences✕5
Horticultural Science✕7
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕82
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕7
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 127
Natural Resources/Conservation✕64
Environmental Science✕63
Architecture [+] ✕ 93
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕93
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 14
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕1
African-American/Black Studies✕5
Women's Studies✕7
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 314
Communication✕261
Journalism✕53
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 441
Informatics✕56
Computer Science✕385
Education [+] ✕ 49
Education✕49
Engineering [+] ✕ 485
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕65
Chemical Engineering✕60
Civil Engineering✕79
Computer Engineering✕57
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕47
Mechanical Engineering✕147
Industrial Engineering✕30
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 110
Linguistics✕38
Comparative Literature✕7
Chinese Language and Literature✕5
Japanese Language and Literature✕8
German Language and Literature✕6
French Language and Literature✕4
Italian Language and Literature✕3
Portuguese Language and Literature✕1
Spanish Language and Literature✕33
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕5
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 75
English Language and Literature✕75
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 67
General Studies✕0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕67
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 708
Biology/Biological Sciences✕313
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕156
Microbiology✕65
Exercise Physiology✕174
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 202
Mathematics✕202
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 416
Biological and Physical Sciences✕7
Mathematics and Computer Science✕0
Nutrition Sciences✕60
Sustainability Studies✕33
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔316
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 118
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕118
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 23
Philosophy✕23
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 97
Astronomy✕12
Chemistry✕28
Geology/Earth Science✕15
Physics✕42
Psychology [+] ✕ 469
Psychology✕469
Human Services [+] ✕ 0
Public Policy Analysis✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 580
Anthropology✕25
Economics✕198
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕93
Geography✕8
Political Science and Government✕163
Sociology✔82
Social Sciences (other)✕11
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 90
Dance✕7
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕19
Fine/Studio Arts✕24
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music✕9
Music Performance✕27
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 471
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕50
Public Health✕260
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕161
Business [+] ✕ 982
Business Administration and Management✕92
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕202
Accounting✕137
Finance✕289
Hospitality Administration/Management✕97
Marketing/Marketing Management✕165
History [+] ✕ 75
History✕75
Total6,276
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 15
Animal Sciences✕2
Food Science✕9
Plant Sciences✕4
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 11
Natural Resources/Conservation✕11
Architecture [+] ✕ 22
Architectural Design✕1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕13
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕8
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1
African-American/Black Studies✕1
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0
Communication✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 159
Computer Science✔159
Education [+] ✕ 125
Education✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕17
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕72
Art Teacher Education✕7
Music Teacher Education✕0
Education (other)✕29
Engineering [+] ✕ 127
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1
Chemical Engineering✕12
Civil Engineering✕7
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕45
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕10
Materials Engineering✕0
Mechanical Engineering✕36
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕9
Industrial Engineering✕7
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 18
Engineering/Industrial Management✔18
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 31
Linguistics✕1
Comparative Literature✕3
Chinese Language and Literature✕7
Japanese Language and Literature✕4
German Language and Literature✕1
French Language and Literature✕3
Italian Language and Literature✕3
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 20
English Language and Literature✕4
Creative Writing✕16
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 70
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕0
Botany/Plant Biology✕3
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕10
Microbiology✕21
Exercise Physiology✕4
Biostatistics✕10
Evolutionary Biology✕1
Epidemiology✕17
Neuroscience✕4
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 35
Mathematics✕12
Applied Mathematics✕5
Financial Mathematics✕18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 131
Nutrition Sciences✕18
Marine Sciences✕0
Sustainability Studies✕23
Data Science, General✔5
Business Analytics✔85
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 23
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕23
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0
Philosophy✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 22
Astronomy✕1
Chemistry✕0
Geology/Earth Science✕6
Physics✕15
Psychology [+] ✕ 14
Psychology✕14
Human Services [+] ✕ 49
Public Policy Analysis✕49
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 60
Anthropology✕3
Economics✕16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕1
Geography✕26
Political Science and Government✕7
Sociology✕7
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 38
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2
Fine/Studio Arts✕4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music✕28
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 147
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕25
Public Health✕80
Environmental Health✕3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕10
Health Services Administration✕12
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔17
Business [+] ✔ 622
Business Administration and Management✕448
Accounting✔160
Labor Studies✕14
History [+] ✕ 12
History✕12
Total1,752
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11
Animal Sciences✕3
Food Science✕8
Plant Sciences✕0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 10
Natural Resources/Conservation✕10
Architecture [+] ✕ 1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 5
African-American/Black Studies✕5
Women's Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 9
Communication✕9
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 27
Computer Science✕27
Education [+] ✕ 25
Education✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕12
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕9
Education (other)✕4
Engineering [+] ✕ 65
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1
Chemical Engineering✕11
Civil Engineering✕13
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕14
Materials Engineering✕0
Mechanical Engineering✕8
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕14
Industrial Engineering✕4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 11
Linguistics✕3
Comparative Literature✕4
German Language and Literature✕0
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕4
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 17
English Language and Literature✕17
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 38
Botany/Plant Biology✕2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕10
Microbiology✕2
Exercise Physiology✕0
Biostatistics✕7
Evolutionary Biology✕7
Epidemiology✕4
Neuroscience✕6
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 12
Mathematics✕12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 4
Nutrition Sciences✕4
Marine Sciences✕0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 4
Philosophy✕4
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 39
Astronomy✕1
Chemistry✕23
Geology/Earth Science✕8
Physics✕7
Psychology [+] ✕ 10
Psychology✕6
School Psychology✕4
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 43
Anthropology✕12
Economics✕11
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2
Political Science and Government✕8
Sociology✕10
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1
Music✕1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 7
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0
Public Health✕0
Environmental Health✕3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕0
Health Services Administration✕0
Nursing Science✕4
Business [+] ✕ 6
Business Administration and Management✕6
History [+] ✕ 4
History✕4
Total349
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 46
Audiology/Audiologist✕7
Nursing Practice✔39
Total46
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 0
Plant Sciences✔0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✔ 20
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)✔20
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10
African Studies✕1
Latin American Studies✕1
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0
Women's Studies✕8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 1
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔1
Education [+] ✔ 42
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✔14
Multicultural Education✕1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔12
Educational/Instructional Technology✔7
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕2
Reading Teacher Education✔6
Engineering [+] ✔ 0
Computer Engineering✔0
Computer Hardware Engineering✔0
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✔0
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 18
Engineering/Industrial Management✔18
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 4
Language Interpretation and Translation✕4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 34
Mathematics and Computer Science✕8
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕2
Cognitive Science✕0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕1
Sustainability Studies✕6
Data Science, General✔2
Business Analytics✔15
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Materials Science✕2
Materials Sciences (other)✕4
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 3
Building Construction Technology✕3
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0
✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕1
Music Performance✕0
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕0
Music Pedagogy✕4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 20
International Public Health/International Health✔13
Health Services Administration✔1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics✔1
Nursing Education✔5
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems✔0
Business [+] ✔ 8
Business Administration and Management✔0
Transportation/Mobility Management✕0
Accounting and Related Services (other)✔8
History [+] ✕ 9
Public/Applied History✕9
Total180
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 18
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔18
Total18

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