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University of Massachusetts Amherst 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how UMass Amherst fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UMass Amherst fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How University of Massachusetts Amherst Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

UMass Amherst is #60 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places University of Massachusetts Amherst among the top 5% of higher education institutions in the nation for students!

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This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UMass Amherst has been ranked for the following top quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools	1	13	92.3%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools	5	64	92.2%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	5	80.0%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UMass Amherst has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	933	98.1%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	235	97.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	1,055	96.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	816	95.5%
Best Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	7	85.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	571	93.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	502	93.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	609	93.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	471	93.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	925	98.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	1,187	93.3%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	206	92.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	257	97.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	1,150	97.2%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	233	96.6%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	182	95.6%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	332	91.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	597	90.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	694	95.4%
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	44	93.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	883	95.1%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	540	94.8%
Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	20	90.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	460	94.4%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	533	94.4%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	97	88.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	481	94.2%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	86	93.0%
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	103	93.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	573	93.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	378	88.1%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	136	91.9%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	959	92.2%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	366	91.8%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	384	91.4%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	244	86.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	345	90.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	268	85.8%
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	72	88.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	265	89.8%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	228	89.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	416	89.2%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	320	84.4%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	238	88.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	502	88.6%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	176	86.9%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	111	82.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	280	86.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	558	86.6%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	169	85.2%
Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	13	76.9%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	149	83.9%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	356	84.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	27	96.3%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	27	96.3%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	10	90.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	9	88.9%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	556	79.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72	437	83.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	344	78.8%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	59	81.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	88	95.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	78	94.9%
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	51	74.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	318	79.9%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	27	96.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	25	96.0%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	12	91.7%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	12	91.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	10	90.0%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	6	83.3%
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	5	80.0%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	4	75.0%
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	3	66.7%
Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	37	91.9%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	255	78.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	31	90.3%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	144	77.8%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	13	84.6%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	189	76.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	74	94.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	45	88.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	54	88.9%
Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	21	71.4%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	272	75.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	33	90.9%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	9	77.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	77	92.2%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	244	73.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	25	84.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	12	90	86.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	73	86.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	31	83.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	48	89.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	24	87.5%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	12	83.3%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	12	83.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	37	83.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	44	88.6%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	11	81.8%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82	294	72.1%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	42	88.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	62	88.7%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	111	71.2%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	10	80.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	149	71.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	60	83.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	28	85.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	46	87.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	27	85.2%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	9	77.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	25	80.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	68	86.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	33	84.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	57	86.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	32	84.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	24	83.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	16	81.3%
Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	30	66.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	17	76.5%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	15	80.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	7	71.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	11	52	78.9%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	38	81.6%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	25	80.0%
Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	6	66.7%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	6	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	7	28	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	17	76.5%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	9	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	31	77.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	36	77.8%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	45	77.8%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	25	76.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	20	75.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	15	73.3%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	14	54	74.1%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	24	75.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	19	73.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	20	70.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	23	73.9%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	41	75.6%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	18	72.2%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	17	70.6%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	29	69.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8	25	68.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	5	16	68.8%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10	31	67.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	7	23	69.6%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	28	67.9%

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