Business, Management & Marketing at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, take a look at what University of Massachusetts Amherst has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 640 students received their master's degree in business, management and marketing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Amherst Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Doctorate Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMass Amherst does offer online education options in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMass Amherst Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management and marketing, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of business, management and marketing master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from UMass Amherst, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	90
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	387
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	439
Accounting	148
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	41
Human Resource Management	19
Management Information Systems	16

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Customer Service Representatives	65,010	$43,620
Office Clerks	60,130	$40,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	41,540	$46,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lion Hirth under License

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