Graduate Programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Graduate School Overview

University of Massachusetts-Lowell (referred to as Massachusetts-Lowell) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lowell, MA. It is classified as a Research University (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 (12/1/1975 - Current).

Massachusetts-Lowell Directory Information
School Name	University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Massachusetts-Lowell)
Address	1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854-5104
Phone	978-934-4000
Web	https://www.uml.edu
Online Application	https://www.uml.edu/Admissions-Aid/Apply.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.uml.edu/thesolutioncenter/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Lowell is $15,676 for Massachusetts residents and $27,750 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,764 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,153 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 205 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,750 $15,676 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	4,764
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	205 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Lowell is $15,676 for Massachusetts residents and $27,750 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $831 for Massachusetts residents and $1,502 for out-of-state students.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Massachusetts-Lowell is $15,676 for Massachusetts residents and $27,750 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.82% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$14,590	$470	$26,370	$470
2019-2020	$14,590	$570	$26,370	$570
2020-2021	$14,590	$620	$26,370	$620
2021-2022	$14,590	$620	$26,370	$620
2022-2023	$14,956	$720	$27,030	$720

The graduate school tuition & fees of Massachusetts-Lowell is expensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,247 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	$15,676	$27,750
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,582	$28,108
Public	$14,054	$19,750
Private	$30,247

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,850 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,020. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,748	$1,424	$5,400	$1,924
2019-2020	$13,060	$1,424	$5,650	$1,924
2020-2021	$13,380	$1,422	$5,850	$1,922
2021-2022	$13,570	$1,424	$5,850	$1,924
2022-2023	$13,930	$1,420	$6,100	$1,920

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $831 for Massachusetts residents and $1,502 for other students at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.53% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Massachusetts Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$837	$1,491
2019-2020	$837	$1,491
2020-2021	$811	$1,465
2021-2022	$811	$1,465
2022-2023	$831	$1,502

Graduate Programs at Massachusetts-Lowell

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers 131 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, 1,853 students have completed their study at University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

Offered Degrees at University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	51	1,361
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	26	120
Doctor's degree - other	3	51
Post Bachelor's Degree	49	321
Post Master's Degree	2	0
Total	131	1,853

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 72 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 430 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 43 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	72	$68,100
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	47	-
Psychology	✕	40	$49,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	✕	25	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	22	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	430	$69,600
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	87	-
National Security Policy Studies	✕	63	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	60	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	57	$44,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	43	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	28	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	10	-
Computer Science	✕	9	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	8	-

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers 131 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,853 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,361 students have earned/completed Master's program.
51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
321 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	10	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	57	-
Computer Science	✕	20	-
Education [+]	✕	107 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	57	$44,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	26	-
Engineering [+]	✕	267 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	26	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	16	-
Civil Engineering	✕	35	-
Computer Engineering	✕	28	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	55	$78,600
Mechanical Engineering	✕	46	$71,900
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	42	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	3	-
Engineering (other)	✕	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	1	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	60	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	14	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	0	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	8	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	8	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Physics (other)	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Social Psychology	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	87 completers	$52,100
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	87	-
Human Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	63 completers	-
National Security Policy Studies	✕	63	-
Social Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Music	✕	0	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	27	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	0	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	7	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	9	-
Public Health	✕	29	-
Environmental Health	✕	0	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	0	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	30	-
Business [+]	✕	508 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	430	$69,600
Accounting	✕	28	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	2	-
Finance	✕	26	-
Management Science	✕	22	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	1,361

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	28	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	10	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	4	-
Civil Engineering	✕	4	-
Computer Engineering	✕	6	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	4	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	6	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering (other)	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
International/Global Studies	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Polymer Chemistry	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	0	-
Environmental Health	✕	3	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	8	-
	Total	120

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	43	-
Nursing Practice	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	51

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Engineering	✕	1	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	1	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	1	-
Computer Engineering	✕	20	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	1	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	14	-
Engineering (other)	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	4	-
Nanotechnology	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Statistics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	0	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	0	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Psychology	✕	40	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	47	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	✕	25	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Social Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	22	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	✕	13	-
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	✕	0	-
Public Health	✕	12	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	0	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	0	-
Public Health (other)	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✕	0	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	0	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	93 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	72	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	6	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	1	-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	✕	5	-
Management Science	✕	9	-
	Total	321

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Massachusetts-Lowell

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,713 students enrolled into University of Massachusetts-Lowell graduate schools where it has total 17,153 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,620 full-time and 3,093 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,530 male and 2,183 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,713	2,530	2,183
Full-time	1,620	899	721
Part-tme	3,093	1,631	1,462

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,336 White (49.57%), 263 Black/African American (5.58%), 292 Hispanic (6.20%), 381 Asian (8.08%), and 1,441 students with other races. 669 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,713	2,530	2,183
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	381	175	206
Black/African American	263	140	123
Hispanic	292	145	147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	2,336	1,185	1,151
Two More	102	48	54
Un-Known	662	424	238
Non-resident Alien	669	411	258

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,663 graduate students (56.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 389 graduate students (8.25% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,713
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,663
Enrolled Some Online Courses	389
Not in Online Courses	1,661

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 1,033 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.92% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 293 students are aged above 50 (6.22%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,713	2,530	2,183
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 20-21	38	18	20
Age 22-24	995	523	472
Age 25-29	1,282	671	611
Age 30-34	817	455	362
Age 35-39	608	344	264
Age 40-49	679	361	318
Age 50-64	281	149	132
Over 64	12	8	4

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