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- UMass Amherst
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Academics: Programs - Overview
Distance Learning Options
Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)
Program Area | Program Type | Program Format | |
---|---|---|---|
Campus | Distance | ||
Accounting | Master's Degree | Yes | Yes |
African Studies | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
African-American/Black Studies | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Agricultural Economics | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Animal Sciences, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Anthropology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Applied Mathematics, General | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Architecture | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Architecture and Related Services, Other | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Art Teacher Education | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Astronomy | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Audiology/Audiologist | Doctoral – Professional | Yes | No |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Biostatistics | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Botany/Plant Biology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Business Administration and Management, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
Yes No |
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Chemistry, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Chinese Language and Literature | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Civil Engineering, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Cognitive Science | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Communication, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Comparative Literature | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Computer Science | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Creative Writing | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Economics, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Education, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
Yes Yes |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
English Language and Literature, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Entomology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Environmental Design/Architecture | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Environmental Health | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Epidemiology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Evolutionary Biology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Exercise Physiology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Fine/Studio Arts, General | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Food Science | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Forestry, General | Doctoral – Research | Yes | No |
French Language and Literature | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Geography | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Geology/Earth Science, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
German Studies | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Health Services Administration | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | Yes |
Historic Preservation and Conservation | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
History, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. |
Yes Yes Yes |
No No No |
Hospitality Administration/Management, General | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Interior Design | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Italian Language and Literature | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Japanese Language and Literature | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Labor and Industrial Relations | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Landscape Architecture | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Latin American Studies | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Linguistics | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Marine Sciences | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Materials Science | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Mathematics, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Microbiology, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Multicultural Education | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Music Performance, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Music Teacher Education | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Natural Resources/Conservation, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Neuroscience | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Nursing Practice | Doctoral – Professional | Yes | Yes |
Nursing Science | Doctoral – Research | Yes | No |
Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Philosophy | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Physics, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Plant Sciences, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Political Science and Government, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Polymer/Plastics Engineering | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Psychology, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Public Health, General | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. |
Yes Yes Yes |
Yes No Yes |
Public Policy Analysis, General | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Public/Applied History | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | Master's Degree | Yes | Yes |
School Psychology | Doctoral – Research | Yes | No |
Sociology | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Spanish Language and Literature | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | Yes | No |
Transportation/Mobility Management | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | Master's Degree Doctoral – Research |
Yes Yes |
No No |
Women's Studies | Postbaccalaureate Cert. | Yes | No |
Faculty
Total | Instructional Staff | Research | Public Service | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,552 | 1,321 | 207 | 24 |
With faculty status | 1,370 | 1,321 | 25 | 24 |
Tenured | 754 | 754 | 0 | 0 |
On tenure track | 297 | 297 | 0 | 0 |
Not on tenure track | 319 | 270 | 25 | 24 |
Multi-year contract | 276 | 233 | 20 | 23 |
Annual contract | 43 | 37 | 5 | 1 |
Less-than annual contract | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Without faculty status | 182 | 0 | 182 | 0 |
Graduate Assistantships
Teaching
Research
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations
Additional Information
Overview
In-state | Out-of-State | |
---|---|---|
Full time Average Tuition | $12,782 | $28,002 |
Full time Fees | $1,972 | $1,972 |
Part time, per credit hour | $606 | $1,240 |
Tuition Plan Options
Institutional Enrollment
Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
American Indian Or Alaska Native | 4 | 15 |
Asian | 206 | 188 |
Black Or African American | 132 | 194 |
Hispanic Or Latino | 138 | 212 |
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 |
Non-resident Alien | 907 | 721 |
White | 1,975 | 2,146 |
Two Or More Races | 45 | 76 |
Unknown | 281 | 359 |
Services offered
Service | Offered |
---|---|
Academic Career Counseling Service | Yes |
Employment Services For Students | Yes |
Placement Services For Completers | Yes |
Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics
Overview
Services offered
Service | Offered |
---|---|
Remedial services | Yes |
On-campus day care for student's children | Yes |
Admissions Office Contact
Amherst, MA 01003