University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Online Program Overview

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a four-years, public school located in Amherst, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $17,357 for Massachusetts residents and $39,293 for other students on average.

It offers 328 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 47 programs - 15 Certificate, 1 Associates, 3 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 21 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Type	four-years, public
Address	374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA
Online Students	3,853 Enrolled Online Exclusively 3,063 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,357 Out-of-State$39,293
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,009 Out-of-State$34,720
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	47 Programs
Certificate	15 Programs
Associates	1 Programs
Bachelors	3 Programs
Masters	6 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	21 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Massachusetts-Amherst . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $17,357 and $39,293 for non-Massachusetts residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $17,009 and $34,720 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $691 for Massachusetts residents and $1,605 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $816 for Massachusetts residents and $1,799 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$16,389	$16,439	$16,439	$16,952	$17,357
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$35,710	$36,427	$36,964	$38,171	$39,293
Graduate (In-State)	$16,209	$16,235	$16,251	$16,625	$17,009
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$31,724	$32,341	$32,809	$33,750	$34,720

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$695	$658	$658	$675	$691
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,500	$1,491	$1,514	$1,559	$1,605
Graduate (In-State)	$930	$779	$779	$798	$816
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,792	$1,673	$1,699	$1,749	$1,799

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers 328 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 47 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Certificates, 1 Associates, 3 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 21 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	15	1	3	6	1	21
Overall Programs	53	6	84	82	60	43

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	17	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plant Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Urban Forestry	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Journalism	6	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	159	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Hardware Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	18

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Language Interpretation and Translation	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	2
Business Analytics	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	85	NOT OFFERED	15
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	316	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Economy	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Fine and Studio Arts Management	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Public Health/International Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Medical/Health Humanities	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	160	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Meeting and Event Planning	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Casino Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, there are 32,229 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,916 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,853 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,063 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	32,229
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,853
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,063
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	25,313

By student location, out of a total of 3,853 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,058 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,668 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 76 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.