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University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate Schools

University of Massachusetts-Amherst (referred to as UMass Amherst) is a Public, 4 years school located in Amherst, MA. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $16,625 for Massachusetts residents and $33,750 for out-of-state students. The school has 7,838 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 32,229 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Massachusetts-Amherst (referred to as UMass Amherst) is a Public, 4 years school located in Amherst, MA. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (1/1/1932 - Current).
UMass Amherst Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst)
Address374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 1003
Phone413-545-0111
Webhttps://www.umass.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org
Financial Infohttps://www.umass.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $16,625 for Massachusetts residents and $33,750 for out-of-state students. The school has 7,838 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 32,229 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 325 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 44 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$33,750
$16,625 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population7,838
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs325 graduate programs
(44 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $16,625 for Massachusetts residents and $33,750 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $797 for Massachusetts residents and $1,748 for out-of-state students.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)44 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $16,625 for Massachusetts residents and $33,750 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.87% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$13,606$2,176$28,669$2,176
2019-2020$14,014$2,195$29,529$2,195
2020-2021$14,014$2,221$30,120$2,221
2021-2022$14,014$2,237$30,572$2,237
2022-2023$14,364$2,261$31,489$2,261
The graduate school tuition & fees of UMass Amherst is expensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,229 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Massachusetts-Amherst$16,625$33,750
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Massachusetts Graduate Schools$24,599$28,093
Public$14,146$19,750
Private$30,229
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,523 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.52% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,523. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.52% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$12,626$1,400$12,626$1,400
2019-2020$13,004$1,400$13,004$1,400
2020-2021$13,329$1,400$13,329$1,400
2021-2022$13,595$1,400$13,595$1,400
2022-2023$14,123$1,400$14,123$1,400
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $797 for Massachusetts residents and $1,748 for other students at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.88% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$906$1,742
2019-2020$930$1,792
2020-2021$779$1,673
2021-2022$779$1,699
2022-2023$797$1,748

Graduate Programs at UMass Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 181 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,173 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
Master's Degree8251,697
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship580258
Doctor's degree - other2161
Post Bachelor's Degree3818145
Post Master's Degree1112
Total181252,173
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Massachusetts-Amherst by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Materials Sciences (other) program with 19 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 440 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 54 completers.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 181 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,173 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,697 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 61 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 145 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 12 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Animal Sciences✕3-
Food Science✕11-
Plant Sciences✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕22-
Architecture [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Architectural Design✕3-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕21$43,600
Landscape Architecture✕4-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕19-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕8-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Communication✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 259 completers-
Computer Science✔259-
Education [+] ✕ 114 completers$43,200
Education✕2$43,200
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 completers-
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 [+] ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔16-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 18 completers-
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 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
Creative Writing✕20-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 48 completers-
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 completers-
Mathematics✕16-
Applied Mathematics✕8-
Financial Mathematics✕17-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕12-
Marine Sciences✕0-
Sustainability Studies✕11-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕15-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Astronomy✕3-
Chemistry✕1-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕5-
Psychology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Psychology✕14-
Human Services [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕50-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Anthropology✕2-
Economics✕14-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8-
Geography✕11-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7-
Fine/Studio Arts✕10-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4-
Music✕24$30,700
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 124 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕25-
Public Health✕70$57,400
Environmental Health✕2-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕8-
Health Services Administration✕6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔13-
Business [+] ✔ (2 completers) 640 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕432$97,100
Accounting✔148$66,400
Labor Studies✕19-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✔41-
History [+] ✕ 5 completers-
History✕5-
Total1,697
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Animal Sciences✕1-
Food Science✕10-
Plant Sciences✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕6-
Architecture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕2-
Women's Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Communication✕8-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Computer Science✕16-
Education [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕11-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕9-
Education (other)✕10-
Engineering [+] ✕ 42 completers-
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 completers-
Linguistics✕9-
Comparative Literature✕7-
German Language and Literature✕2-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 11 completers-
English Language and Literature✕11-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
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 completers-
Mathematics✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕2-
Marine Sciences✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Philosophy✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Astronomy✕0-
Chemistry✕13-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕9-
Psychology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Psychology✕9-
School Psychology✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Anthropology✕4-
Economics✕13-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Music✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
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 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕7-
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total258
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 61 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕7-
Nursing Practice✔54-
Total61
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Plant Sciences✔0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)✔0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
African Studies✕0-
Latin American Studies✕5-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0-
Women's Studies✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔0-
Education [+] ✔ (4 completers) 32 completers-
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 [+] ✔ (2 completers) 3 completers-
Computer Engineering✔2-
Computer Hardware Engineering✔1-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔13-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕13-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
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 completers-
Materials Science✕3-
Materials Sciences (other)✕19-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕4-
Music Pedagogy✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (5 completers) 21 completers-
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 [+] ✔ (2 completers) 16 completers-
Transportation/Mobility Management✕0-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✔0-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✔16-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Public/Applied History✕3-
Total145
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 12 completers-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔12-
Total12

Graduate Student Population at UMass Amherst

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,814 students enrolled into University of Massachusetts-Amherst graduate schools where it has total 32,229 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,720 full-time and 5,094 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,743 male and 4,071 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,8143,7434,071
Full-time2,7201,3461,374
Part-tme5,0942,3972,697
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 3,687 White (47.18%), 358 Black/African American (4.58%), 498 Hispanic (6.37%), 610 Asian (7.81%), and 2,661 students with other races. 1,869 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,8143,7434,071
American Indian/Native American12210
Asian610306304
Black/African American358148210
Hispanic498205293
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White3,6871,6582,029
Two More16660106
Un-Known610357253
Non-resident Alien1,8691,005864
University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,913 graduate students (37.28% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 405 graduate students (5.18% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total7,814
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,913
Enrolled Some Online Courses405
Not in Online Courses4,496
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 1,682 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.53% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 501 students are aged above 50 (6.41%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,8143,7434,071
Age 18-19211
Age 20-211004852
Age 22-241,582814768
Age 25-292,2831,1201,163
Age 30-341,431700731
Age 35-39931420511
Age 40-49984457527
Age 50-64477177300
Over 6424618

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