University of Massachusetts Amherst, Majors & Degree Programs

Majors & Fields of Study at University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst offers 89 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 70 majors within 24 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, University of Massachusetts Amherst awarded 6,921 undergraduate degrees in 2018 - 2019 .

A significant percentage of degrees (22.0% ) were awarded to online students.

43 degrees were awarded at the associate level (2-Year).

358 degrees were awarded to foreign nationals.

A significant percentage of degrees (48.0% ) were awarded to men.

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 6,563 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at University of Massachusetts Amherst .

White Americans

4,470

Asian Americans

679

Other Americans

674

Hispanic Americans

451

African Americans

269

Native Americans

Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian Americans

Fields of Study Offered at This School

Below are all fields of study offered at University of Massachusetts Amherst . Click a field of study below for more information, the related majors and the focus areas within the field.

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Degrees Offered Online

2018 - 2019 Fields of Study	Associates Degrees	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	33	106	35	$30,000
Architecture & Related Services	0	124	N/A	N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	0	20	N/A	N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	0	713	49	$32,000
Business, Management & Marketing	0	1,002	131	$52,000
Communication & Journalism	0	409	60	$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences	0	270	74	$75,000
Education	0	15	186	$35,000
Engineering	0	484	125	$63,000
English Language & Literature	0	134	55	$31,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	0	115	18	$33,000
Health Professions	10	627	60	$46,000
History	0	90	40	$32,000
Legal Professions	0	101	5	$37,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	0	118	49	$28,000
Mathematics & Statistics	0	234	54	$47,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	0	423	N/A	$40,000
Natural Resources & Conservation	0	170	38	$30,000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	0	149	33	$39,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	16	N/A	N/A
Physical Sciences	0	101	30	$37,000
Psychology	0	521	30	$33,000
Social Sciences	0	803	71	$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts	0	133	164	$23,000

2018 - 2019 Fields of Study (online)	Associates Degrees	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	2	27	35	$30,000
Architecture & Related Services	0	0	N/A	N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	0	0	N/A	N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	0	0	49	$32,000
Business, Management & Marketing	0	1,002	131	$52,000
Communication & Journalism	0	0	60	$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	74	$75,000
Education	0	0	186	$35,000
Engineering	0	0	125	$63,000
English Language & Literature	0	0	55	$31,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	0	0	18	$33,000
Health Professions	0	183	60	$46,000
History	0	0	40	$32,000
Legal Professions	0	0	5	$37,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	0	0	49	$28,000
Mathematics & Statistics	0	0	54	$47,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	0	333	N/A	$40,000
Natural Resources & Conservation	0	0	38	$30,000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	0	0	33	$39,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	N/A	N/A
Physical Sciences	0	0	30	$37,000
Psychology	0	0	30	$33,000
Social Sciences	0	0	71	$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	164	$23,000

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