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University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Programs

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. Amherst is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

2,094 Master's Degrees
319 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is University of Massachusetts Amherst?

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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

University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Student Diversity

7,409 Graduate Students
51% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,409 graduate students at UMass Amherst, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 547
Black or African American 329
Hispanic or Latino 480
White 3,608
International Students 1,699
Other Races/Ethnicities 746

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UMass Amherst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 489 15 504
Computer Science 0 291 28 319
Accounting 2 180 0 182
Data Analytics 13 116 0 129
Public Health 18 107 2 127
Electrical Engineering 1 111 7 119
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 68 9 77
Nursing 13 20 29 62
Public Policy 0 61 0 61
Engineering-Related Fields 25 26 0 51
Educational Administration 11 12 15 38
Music 7 28 3 38
Data Science 4 32 0 36
Mechanical Engineering 0 29 6 35
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 35 0 0 35
Physics 0 27 8 35
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 22 11 33
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 17 14 31
Communication Sciences 0 24 6 30
Other Education 0 26 2 28
Civil Engineering 0 19 7 26
History 10 10 4 24
Applied Mathematics 0 24 0 24
Health & Physical Education 0 23 0 23
Economics 0 12 11 23
Writing Studies 0 22 0 22
Natural Resources Conservation 0 18 4 22
Sustainability Science 0 21 0 21
Chemistry 0 8 13 21
General Psychology 0 9 11 20
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 19 0 19
Urban & Regional Planning 0 18 0 18
Geography & Cartography 0 18 0 18
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 12 5 17
Multilingual Education 17 0 0 17
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 7 9 16
General English Literature 0 10 6 16
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 11 3 14
Human Resource Management 0 14 0 14
Statistics 0 13 1 14
Mathematics 0 8 5 13
Nutrition Science 0 12 1 13
Political Science & Government 0 8 5 13
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 2 0 12
Sociology 0 4 8 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1 3 7 11
Landscape Architecture 0 10 0 10
Chemical Engineering 0 0 10 10
Animal Science 0 5 4 9
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 4 5 9
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 5 4 9
Fine & Studio Arts 0 9 0 9
East Asian Languages 0 8 0 8
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 3 5 8
Food Science Technology 0 1 6 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 2 5 7
Ethnic Studies 2 2 3 7
Romance Languages 0 2 5 7
Mathematics & Computer Science 7 0 0 7
Plant Sciences 0 6 0 6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 3 3 6
Classical Languages & Literature 0 6 0 6
Botany/Plant Biology 0 1 4 5
Industrial Engineering 0 3 2 5
Anthropology 0 2 3 5
Environmental Engineering 0 4 0 4
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 0 0 4
Building Management & Inspection 3 0 0 3
Instructional Media Design 3 0 0 3
Biomedical Engineering 0 1 2 3
Area Studies 3 0 0 3
Germanic Languages 0 3 0 3
Philosophy 0 1 2 3
Information Technology 2 0 0 2
General Architecture 0 1 0 1
General Education 0 1 0 1
Cognitive Science 1 0 0 1
Cultural Studies & Analysis 1 0 0 1
Materials Sciences 1 0 0 1
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 1 1
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 0
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 0 0 0 0
Horticulture 0 0 0 0
International Agriculture 0 0 0 0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0
General Biology 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0
Engineering-Related Technologies 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Linguistics and Computer Science 0 0 0 0
Marine Science 0 0 0 0
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0
Forestry 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0
Air Transportation 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 194 2,094 319 2,607

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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