Graduate School Tuition at University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a four-year, public school located in Amherst, MA.
It offers 193 graduate programs - 85 Master's, 61 Doctorate, 46 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for others. A total of 7,838 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 32,229 students at UMass Amherst.
UMass Amherst offers online graduate programs and 2,798 out of 7,838 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UMass Amherst's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for out-of-state students. It offers 193 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst
TypeFour-year, Public
Address374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA
Graduate School Students7,814 students
2,798 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$17,009
Out-of-State$34,720
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 193 Graduate Programs
85 Master's, 61 Doctorate, 47 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Massachusetts-Amherst

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $17,009 and $34,720 for non-Massachusetts residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $818 for Massachusetts residents and $1,802 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$14,723$32,434
Fees$2,286$2,286
Cost per Credit$818$1,802
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$14,869 (On-Campus) / $15,437 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,440 (On-Campus) / $1,440 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,318$52,029
Off-Campus Total$34,886$52,597
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$16,209$16,235$16,251$16,625$17,009
Out-of-State$31,724$32,341$32,809$33,750$34,720

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 193 major areas - 85 Master's (7 online programs), 61 Doctorate (1 online programs), 46 Post-Bachelor's (20 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,094 students have been conferred Master's degree and 920 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2,09492018113
Men1,06737674-
Women1,02754410713

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Plant Sciences ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 35ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Hardware EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering/Industrial ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 25ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7 NOT OFFER
Historic Preservation and ConservationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business AnalyticsONLINE NOT OFFER 13ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Materials ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Materials Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Remote Aircraft PilotNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PerformanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ConductingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PedagogyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16ONLINE NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration 2 NOT OFFER
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nurse Midwife/Nursing MidwiferyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health/Community Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management ONLINE NOT OFFER
Transportation/Mobility ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animal Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Sciences6 ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural Design1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Landscape Architecture10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science291ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)68 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering111 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Polymer/Plastics Engineering17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management26ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chinese Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Japanese Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Italian Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Botany/Plant Biology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Evolutionary Biology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General32ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business Analytics116ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis61 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health81 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration13 NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management489 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting180ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Labor Studies14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Sciences ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African-American/Black Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer ScienceONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Polymer/Plastics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Botany/Plant Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Evolutionary Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business AnalyticsONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ConductingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management ONLINE NOT OFFER
Transportation/Mobility ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UMass Amherst graduate schools have a total of 7,814 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,743 male and 4,071 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,720 full-time and 5,094 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,798 students enrolled through online exclusively and 651 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 3,687 White, 358 Black, and 610 Asian students are attending at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

107 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,435 students are older than 65. It has 3,994 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,302 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,814
Men3,743
Women4,071
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,814
Full-time Students2,720
Part-time Students5,094
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total7,814
American Indian /
Native American
12
Asian610
Black358
Hispanic498
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White3,687
Two or more races166
Un-Known610
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,814
21 & Under107
22-241,627
25-292,367
30-341,424
35-39878
40 & Over1,435

Online Population

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst graduate schools, 2,798 students enrolled online exclusively and 651 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,838
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,798
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses651
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,389
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,798
Massachusetts Resident1,389
Other State In U.S.1,350
Outside of U.S.59
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