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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Graduate School
AMHERST, MA
Rating 4.35 out of 5 46 reviews

UMass is a public graduate school in Amherst Center, Massachusetts in the Springfield, MA Area. It has a large graduate student body with an enrollment of 7,078 graduate students. Of the 84 graduate programs offered at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 8 are offered online or through graduate distance education programs. The most popular graduate school programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst are Business, Computer Science, and Accounting. 64% of its graduate students are part-time graduate students.

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Address

374 WHITMORE BUILDING 181 PRESIDENTS DRIVE

AMHERST, MA 01003

Website

umass.edu

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Masters Programs

Doctoral Programs

Graduate Students

Total Graduate Students

7,078

Part-Time Grad Students

4,519

Research Assistants

911

Teaching Assistants

1,420

White
51.4%
International (Non-Citizen)
25.3%
Asian
6.5%
Unknown
5.4%
Hispanic
5%
African American
4.4%
Multiracial
1.8%
Native American
0.1%
Pacific Islander
0.1%

Student Life

Poll

Which word or phrase best describes the students at your graduate school?

Based on 18 responses

Driven
17%
Down-to-earth
17%
Friendly
39%
Intellectual
11%
n.a
11%
Social Justice Space Cadets
6%

Poll

What phrase best describes your program?

Based on 16 responses

Competitive and intense
13%
Prepared me for the real world
25%
Supportive/helped me grow
44%
Transformative and personally enriching
13%
useless
6%

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Professors

Poll

67%

of students agree that professors care about their students' success. 18 responses

Poll

61%

of students agree that professors are engaging and easy to understand. 18 responses

Poll

61%

of students agree that professors helped connect them to future opportunities. 18 responses

Return On Investment

Poll

How much did you spend on your graduate degree in total?

Based on 18 responses

Less than $25,000
17%
$25,000 - $50,000
33%
$50,000 - $75,000
33%
$75,000 - $100,000
6%
More than $100,000
11%

Poll

How much do you make post-graduation?

Based on 18 responses

Less than $50,000
22%
$50,000 - $75,000
6%
$75,000 - $100,000
6%
$100,000 - $125,000
6%
$125,000 - $150,000
11%
Did not graduate yet
50%

61%

of students feel the degree they are getting at this school is worth the time and money. 18 responses

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Median Household Income

$45,098

National

$69,021

Median Rent

$1,297

National

$1,163

Median Home Value

$350,600

National

$244,900