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University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate Programs

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a Public, 4-years school located in Amherst, MA. UMass Amherst offers total 185 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $34,720 ($17,009 Massachusetts residents)
  • Graduate Students: 7,838
  • Graduate Programs: 185
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UMass Amherst Graduate Programs Overview

University of Massachusetts-Amherst (referred to as UMass Amherst) is a Public, 4-years school located in Amherst, MA. UMass Amherst offers total 185 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $798 for Massachusetts residents and $1,749 for out-of-state students. Total 7,838 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 32,229 with undergraduate students.
UMass Amherst 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesMassachusetts residents: $17,009
Out-of-State: $34,720
Costs per CreditMassachusetts residents: $798
Out-of-State: $1,749
Graduate Students7,838
Graduate Programs185 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (1/1/1932 - Current).

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Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

University of Massachusetts-Amherst graduate schools offers 184 major programs and 28 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,345 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at UMass Amherst. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at UMass Amherst with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 3 programs 15
Animal Sciences1 program 2
Food Science1 program 9
Plant Sciences1 program 4
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 11
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program 11
Architecture [+] 3 programs 22
Architectural Design1 program 1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 13
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1 program 8
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 1
African-American/Black Studies1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 0
Communication1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)159
Computer Science1 program (1 online)159
Education [+] 6 programs 125
Education1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 17
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 72
Art Teacher Education1 program 7
Music Teacher Education1 program 0
Education (other)1 program 29
Engineering [+] 9 programs 127
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 1
Chemical Engineering1 program 12
Civil Engineering1 program 7
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 45
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 10
Materials Engineering1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 36
Polymer/Plastics Engineering1 program 9
Industrial Engineering1 program 7
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program (1 online)18
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program (1 online)18
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 9 programs 31
Linguistics1 program 1
Comparative Literature1 program 3
Chinese Language and Literature1 program 7
Japanese Language and Literature1 program 4
German Language and Literature1 program 1
French Language and Literature1 program 3
Italian Language and Literature1 program 3
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 20
English Language and Literature1 program 4
Creative Writing1 program 16
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 9 programs 70
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 0
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 3
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 10
Microbiology1 program 21
Exercise Physiology1 program 4
Biostatistics1 program 10
Evolutionary Biology1 program 1
Epidemiology1 program 17
Neuroscience1 program 4
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 35
Mathematics1 program 12
Applied Mathematics1 program 5
Financial Mathematics1 program 18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 5 programs (2 online)131
Nutrition Sciences1 program 18
Marine Sciences1 program 0
Sustainability Studies1 program 23
Data Science, General1 program (1 online)5
Business Analytics1 program (1 online)85
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 23
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 23
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 0
Philosophy1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 4 programs 22
Astronomy1 program 1
Chemistry1 program 0
Geology/Earth Science1 program 6
Physics1 program 15
Psychology [+] 1 program 14
Psychology1 program 14
Human Services [+] 1 program 49
Public Policy Analysis1 program 49
Social Sciences [+] 6 programs 60
Anthropology1 program 3
Economics1 program 16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 1
Geography1 program 26
Political Science and Government1 program 7
Sociology1 program 7
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 38
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 2
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 4
Music1 program 28
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 programs (1 online)147
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 25
Public Health1 program 80
Environmental Health1 program 3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 10
Health Services Administration1 program 12
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program (1 online)17
Business [+] 3 programs (1 online)622
Business Administration and Management1 program 448
Accounting1 program (1 online)160
Labor Studies1 program 14
History [+] 1 programs 12
History1 program 12
Total82 programs (6 online)1,752
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 3 programs 11
Animal Sciences1 program 3
Food Science1 program 8
Plant Sciences1 program 0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 10
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program 10
Architecture [+] 1 program 1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 programs 5
African-American/Black Studies1 program 5
Women's Studies1 program 0
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 9
Communication1 program 9
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 27
Computer Science1 program 27
Education [+] 4 programs 25
Education1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 12
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 9
Education (other)1 program 4
Engineering [+] 8 programs 65
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 1
Chemical Engineering1 program 11
Civil Engineering1 program 13
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 14
Materials Engineering1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 8
Polymer/Plastics Engineering1 program 14
Industrial Engineering1 program 4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 4 programs 11
Linguistics1 program 3
Comparative Literature1 program 4
German Language and Literature1 program 0
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 4
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 17
English Language and Literature1 program 17
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 programs 38
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 10
Microbiology1 program 2
Exercise Physiology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 7
Evolutionary Biology1 program 7
Epidemiology1 program 4
Neuroscience1 program 6
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 12
Mathematics1 program 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 4
Nutrition Sciences1 program 4
Marine Sciences1 program 0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 4
Philosophy1 program 4
Physical Sciences [+] 4 programs 39
Astronomy1 program 1
Chemistry1 program 23
Geology/Earth Science1 program 8
Physics1 program 7
Psychology [+] 2 programs 10
Psychology1 program 6
School Psychology1 program 4
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 43
Anthropology1 program 12
Economics1 program 11
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 2
Political Science and Government1 program 8
Sociology1 program 10
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 1
Music1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 programs 7
Communication Sciences and Disorders1 program 0
Public Health1 program 0
Environmental Health1 program 3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 0
Health Services Administration1 program 0
Nursing Science1 program 4
Business [+] 1 program 6
Business Administration and Management1 program 6
History [+] 1 programs 4
History1 program 4
Total58 programs349
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs (1 online)46
Audiology/Audiologist1 program 7
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)39
Total2 programs (1 online)46
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program (1 online)0
Plant Sciences1 program (1 online)0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program (1 online)20
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)1 program (1 online)20
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 4 programs 10
African Studies1 program 1
Latin American Studies1 program 1
American Indian/Native American Studies1 program 0
Women's Studies1 program 8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)1
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program (1 online)1
Education [+] 6 programs (4 online)42
Bilingual and Multilingual Education1 program (1 online)14
Multicultural Education1 program 1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program (1 online)12
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program (1 online)7
English/Language Arts Teacher Education1 program 2
Reading Teacher Education1 program (1 online)6
Engineering [+] 3 programs (3 online)0
Computer Engineering1 program (1 online)0
Computer Hardware Engineering1 program (1 online)0
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)1 program (1 online)0
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program (1 online)18
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program (1 online)18
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 4
Language Interpretation and Translation1 program 4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 7 programs (2 online)34
Mathematics and Computer Science1 program 8
Historic Preservation and Conservation1 program 2
Cognitive Science1 program 0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis1 program 1
Sustainability Studies1 program 6
Data Science, General1 program (1 online)2
Business Analytics1 program (1 online)15
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 6
Materials Science1 program 2
Materials Sciences (other)1 program 4
Construction Trades [+] 1 program 3
Building Construction Technology1 program 3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 5
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 program 1
Music Performance1 program 0
Jazz/Jazz Studies1 program 0
Music Pedagogy1 program 4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs (5 online)20
International Public Health/International Health1 program (1 online)13
Health Services Administration1 program (1 online)1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics1 program (1 online)1
Nursing Education1 program (1 online)5
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems1 program (1 online)0
Business [+] 3 programs (2 online)8
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)0
Transportation/Mobility Management1 program 0
Accounting and Related Services (other)1 program (1 online)8
History [+] 1 programs 9
Public/Applied History1 program 9
Total41 programs (20 online)180
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)18
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)18
Total1 program (1 online)18

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of UMass Amherst graduate programs is $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $798 for Massachusetts residents and $1,749 for other students. The average living costs is $15,523 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at UMass Amherst
Massachusetts residentsOut of State
Tuition$14,364$31,489
Fees$2,261$2,261
Costs per Credit Hour$798$1,749
Living on-campus$15,523
Living off-campus$15,523

Graduate Student Population

At UMass Amherst graduate schools, there are total 7,838 graduate students. Among them, 2,798 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 3,846 men and 3,992 women students at UMass Amherst graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at UMass Amherst.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,8383,8463,992
American Indian/Native American817
Asian604308296
Black/African American343140203
Hispanic505208297
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White3,4691,6341,835
Two More1596198
Un-Known388196192
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at UMass Amherst
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students7,8382,7986514,389

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