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Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. UMass Amherst is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

1,752 Master's Degrees
395 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

7,814 Graduate Students
52% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,814 graduate students at UMass Amherst, 48% are male and 52% 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 610
Black or African American 358
Hispanic or Latino 498
White 3,687
International Students 1,869
Other Races/Ethnicities 792

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.

Online Learning at University of Massachusetts Amherst

3,853 Took All Classes Online
6,916 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UMass Amherst. In 2022-2023, 6,916 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMass Amherst has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMass Amherst majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 6%
Engineering Technologies 19%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 17%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 44%
Natural Resources & Conservation 11%

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 0 448 6 454
Computer Science 0 159 27 186
Accounting 8 160 0 168
Public Health 14 105 3 122
Data Analytics 15 85 0 100
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 72 9 81
Nursing 18 17 43 78
Electrical Engineering 0 45 14 59
Public Policy 0 49 0 49
Mechanical Engineering 0 36 8 44
Educational Administration 12 17 12 41
Engineering-Related Fields 18 18 0 36
Other Education 0 29 4 33
Music 4 28 1 33
Communication Sciences 0 25 7 32
Economics 0 17 13 30
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 18 11 29
Sustainability Science 6 23 0 29
Geography & Cartography 0 26 0 26
History 9 12 4 25
Mathematics 0 12 12 24
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 21 2 23
Chemical Engineering 0 12 11 23
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 9 14 23
Applied Mathematics 0 23 0 23
Health & Physical Education 0 23 0 23
Chemistry 0 0 23 23
Nutrition Science 0 18 4 22
Physics 0 15 7 22
General English Literature 0 4 17 21
Natural Resources Conservation 0 11 10 21
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 10 10 20
Civil Engineering 0 7 13 20
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 20 0 0 20
General Psychology 0 14 6 20
Food Science Technology 0 9 8 17
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 10 7 17
Sociology 0 7 10 17
Writing Studies 0 16 0 16
Romance Languages 0 12 4 16
Multilingual Education 15 0 0 15
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 7 0 15
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 4 4 7 15
Anthropology 0 3 12 15
Political Science & Government 0 7 8 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 13 1 14
Human Resource Management 0 14 0 14
Ethnic Studies 8 1 5 14
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 6 8 14
Industrial Engineering 0 7 4 11
East Asian Languages 0 11 0 11
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 4 6 10
Environmental Engineering 0 10 0 10
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 9 9
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 8 0 8
Mathematics & Computer Science 8 0 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 8
Instructional Media Design 7 0 0 7
Data Science 2 5 0 7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 0 0 6
Materials Sciences 6 0 0 6
Animal Science 0 2 3 5
Botany/Plant Biology 0 3 2 5
Plant Sciences 0 4 0 4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 4 0 4
Philosophy 0 0 4 4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 4 4
Building Management & Inspection 3 0 0 3
Classical Languages & Literature 0 3 0 3
Biomedical Engineering 0 1 1 2
Area Studies 2 0 0 2
Historic Preservation 2 0 0 2
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 1 1 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 2
General Architecture 0 1 0 1
Information Technology 1 0 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 1 0 1
Cultural Studies & Analysis 1 0 0 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1 0 0 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
General Education 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0
Alternative Medicine & Systems 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
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 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
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
TOTAL 198 1,752 395 2,345

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.

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