Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 21 Associate, 6,276 Bachelor's, 1,752 Master's, 349 Doctorate (research), 46 Doctorate (professional), 180 Post-BS Certificate, and 18 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by UMass Amherst.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate6121
Bachelor's8436,276
Master's8261,752
Doctorate (research)580349
Doctorate (professional)2146
Post-BS Certificate4220180
Post-MS Certificate1118
Total328479,209

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of Massachusetts-Amherst based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
CertificateBachelorMasterDoctoral
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$75,400
Computer Engineering$75,100
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$66,000
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$65,400
Mechanical Engineering$63,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$97,100
Accounting$66,400
Public Health$57,400
Communication Sciences and Disorders$55,500
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning$43,600
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$93,700

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of Massachusetts-Amherst based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at UMass Amherst by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Crop Production✔1-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕8-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕3-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 5 completers-
Urban Forestry✕5-
Total21
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✔ (1 completers) 190 completers$47,500
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✔41-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕7-
Animal Sciences✕21$26,200
Food Science✕20$45,300
Plant Sciences✕5-
Horticultural Science✕7-
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕82-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 127 completers$29,500
Natural Resources/Conservation✕64$29,500
Environmental Science✕63-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 93 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕93-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 14 completers-
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕1-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕1-
African-American/Black Studies✕5-
Women's Studies✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 314 completers$39,200
Communication✕261-
Journalism✕53$33,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 441 completers$50,800
Informatics✕56-
Computer Science✕385$75,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 49 completers$35,200
Education✕49$35,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 485 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕65-
Chemical Engineering✕60$57,100
Civil Engineering✕79$59,400
Computer Engineering✕57$75,100
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕47$66,000
Mechanical Engineering✕147$63,700
Industrial Engineering✕30-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 110 completers$25,900
Linguistics✕38-
Comparative Literature✕7-
Chinese Language and Literature✕5$31,700
Japanese Language and Literature✕8-
German Language and Literature✕6-
French Language and Literature✕4$38,800
Italian Language and Literature✕3-
Portuguese Language and Literature✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕33-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 75 completers$30,800
English Language and Literature✕75$30,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 67 completers$27,500
General Studies✕0-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕67-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 708 completers$34,000
Biology/Biological Sciences✕313$34,000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕156-
Microbiology✕65-
Exercise Physiology✕174-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 202 completers$46,500
Mathematics✕202$46,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 416 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕7-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕0-
Nutrition Sciences✕60-
Sustainability Studies✕33-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔316$40,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 118 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕118-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 23 completers-
Philosophy✕23-
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 97 completers-
Astronomy✕12-
Chemistry✕28$43,100
Geology/Earth Science✕15-
Physics✕42$32,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 469 completers$33,200
Psychology✕469$33,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 0 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 580 completers-
Anthropology✕25$25,100
Economics✕198$49,700
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕93-
Geography✕8-
Political Science and Government✕163$36,200
Sociology✔82$34,600
Social Sciences (other)✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 90 completers-
Dance✕7-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕19$21,600
Fine/Studio Arts✕24-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4-
Music✕9-
Music Performance✕27-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 471 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕50$22,900
Public Health✕260$37,600
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕161$65,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 982 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕92$53,600
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕202-
Accounting✕137$60,300
Finance✕289$55,000
Hospitality Administration/Management✕97$43,200
Marketing/Marketing Management✕165$46,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 75 completers-
History✕75$32,000
Total6,276
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 15 completers-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Food Science✕9-
Plant Sciences✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 11 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 22 completers-
Architectural Design✕1-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕13$43,600
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 1 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 0 completers-
Communication✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 159 completers-
Computer Science✔159-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 125 completers$43,200
Education✕0$43,200
Educational Leadership and Administration✕17-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕72-
Art Teacher Education✕7-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
Education (other)✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 127 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1-
Chemical Engineering✕12-
Civil Engineering✕7-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕45-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕10-
Materials Engineering✕0-
Mechanical Engineering✕36-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕9-
Industrial Engineering✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 18 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 31 completers-
Linguistics✕1-
Comparative Literature✕3-
Chinese Language and Literature✕7-
Japanese Language and Literature✕4-
German Language and Literature✕1-
French Language and Literature✕3-
Italian Language and Literature✕3-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕6-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 20 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Creative Writing✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 70 completers-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕0-
Botany/Plant Biology✕3-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕10-
Microbiology✕21-
Exercise Physiology✕4-
Biostatistics✕10-
Evolutionary Biology✕1-
Epidemiology✕17-
Neuroscience✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 35 completers-
Mathematics✕12-
Applied Mathematics✕5-
Financial Mathematics✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (2 completers) 131 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕18-
Marine Sciences✕0-
Sustainability Studies✕23-
Data Science, General✔5-
Business Analytics✔85-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 23 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕23-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 22 completers-
Astronomy✕1-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Physics✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 14 completers-
Psychology✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 49 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕49-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 60 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Economics✕16-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕1-
Geography✕26-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 38 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕4-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4-
Music✕28$30,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 147 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕25-
Public Health✕80$57,400
Environmental Health✕3-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕10-
Health Services Administration✕12-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (1 completers) 622 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕448$97,100
Accounting✔160$66,400
Labor Studies✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 12 completers-
History✕12-
Total1,752
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 11 completers-
Animal Sciences✕3-
Food Science✕8-
Plant Sciences✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 10 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 1 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 5 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕5-
Women's Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 9 completers-
Communication✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 27 completers-
Computer Science✕27-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 25 completers-
Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕12-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕9-
Education (other)✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 65 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1-
Chemical Engineering✕11-
Civil Engineering✕13-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕14-
Materials Engineering✕0-
Mechanical Engineering✕8-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕14-
Industrial Engineering✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 11 completers-
Linguistics✕3-
Comparative Literature✕4-
German Language and Literature✕0-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 17 completers-
English Language and Literature✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 38 completers-
Botany/Plant Biology✕2-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕10-
Microbiology✕2-
Exercise Physiology✕0-
Biostatistics✕7-
Evolutionary Biology✕7-
Epidemiology✕4-
Neuroscience✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 12 completers-
Mathematics✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 4 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕4-
Marine Sciences✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 4 completers-
Philosophy✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 39 completers-
Astronomy✕1-
Chemistry✕23-
Geology/Earth Science✕8-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 10 completers-
Psychology✕6-
School Psychology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 43 completers-
Anthropology✕12-
Economics✕11-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2-
Political Science and Government✕8-
Sociology✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 1 completers-
Music✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 7 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Public Health✕0-
Environmental Health✕3-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕0-
Health Services Administration✕0-
Nursing Science✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 6 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total349
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 46 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕7-
Nursing Practice✔39-
Total46
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Plant Sciences✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 20 completers-
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)✔20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 10 completers-
African Studies✕1-
Latin American Studies✕1-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0-
Women's Studies✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (4 completers) 42 completers-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✔14-
Multicultural Education✕1-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔12-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔7-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕2-
Reading Teacher Education✔6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (3 completers) 0 completers-
Computer Engineering✔0-
Computer Hardware Engineering✔0-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 18 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 4 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (2 completers) 34 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕8-
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕2-
Cognitive Science✕0-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕1-
Sustainability Studies✕6-
Data Science, General✔2-
Business Analytics✔15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 6 completers-
Materials Science✕2-
Materials Sciences (other)✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Construction Trades ✕ 3 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 5 completers-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕1-
Music Performance✕0-
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕0-
Music Pedagogy✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (5 completers) 20 completers-
International Public Health/International Health✔13-
Health Services Administration✔1-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics✔1-
Nursing Education✔5-
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 8 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔0-
Transportation/Mobility Management✕0-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✔8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 9 completers-
Public/Applied History✕9-
Total180
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 18 completers-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔18-
Total18