by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell took the #278 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts, UMass Lowell came in at #16.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UMass Lowell took the #334 spot on the list.
UMass Lowell also ranked #16 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
The total graduate student population at UMass Lowell is made up of 45.0% women and 55.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 21.3% of the graduate student population at UMass Lowell. UMass Lowell is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 14.0% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,590 | $26,370 |
| Fees | $620 | $620 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UMass Lowell, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $70,558. That's about 21% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from UMass Lowell, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $67,655. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 10% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for UMass Lowell are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854 |
| Phone: | 978-934-4000 |
| Website: | www.uml.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/umlowell |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/umasslowell |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64.8% of the graduate students at UMass Lowell took at least one online course. Roughly 56.5% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
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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