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Graduate Programs at UMass Amherst

Graduate Program 142 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 7 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 7,838
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $34,720

Graduate Programs Overview

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 142 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 7 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 7,838 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at UMass Amherst and 2,798 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (82 programs)
Doctorate - Research (58 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (6 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$17,009 Massachusetts residents
$34,720 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment7,838 graduate students
2,798 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at UMass Amherst

It offers 142 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree826
Post Master's Degree11
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship580
Doctor's degree - professional practice21
Total1427

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $17,009 for Massachusetts residents and $34,720 for students from other States at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.87% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$16,235$16,235$16,625$17,009
Out-of-State$32,341$32,809$33,750$34,720
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 7,838 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 3,846 male and 3,992 female students. By attendance status, there are 2,848 full-time and 4,990 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total7,8383,9923,846
Full-time2,8481,4711,377
Part-time4,9902,5212,469
[Chart] University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2,798 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 651 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 7,838 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total7,838
Online Exclusively2,798
In Some Online Classes651
Not In Online Classes4,389
[Chart] University of Massachusetts-Amherst Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs