by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #87 spot. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 10% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, UMass Amherst is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
UMass Amherst also ranked #10 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
UMass Amherst was ranked #97 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 15% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. UMass Amherst was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
UMass Amherst also ranked #8 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
The total graduate student population at UMass Amherst is made up of 51.4% women and 48.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 20.7% of the graduate students who attend UMass Amherst are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 22.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,572 |
| Fees | $2,237 | $2,237 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UMass Amherst is $61,564. That's about 5% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from UMass Amherst is $76,002. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Contact details for UMass Amherst are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003 |
| Phone: | 413-545-0111 |
| Website: | www.umass.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/umassamherst |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/umassamherst |
Around 42.5% of UMass Amherst graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 37.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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