| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
It offers 112 graduate programs - 47 Master's, 28 Doctorate, and 37 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,434 for in-state and $29,118 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,476 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,598 students at UMass - Lowell. UMass - Lowell offers online graduate programs and 2,644 out of 4,476 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,434 for Massachusetts residents and $29,118 for out-of-state students. It offers 112 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA |
| Graduate School Students | 4,642 students 2,644 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$16,434 Out-of-State$29,118 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 112 Graduate Programs 47 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 37 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Lowell with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $16,434 and $29,118 for non-Massachusetts residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $873 for Massachusetts residents and $1,578 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,714 | $28,398 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
| Cost per Credit | $873 | $1,578 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $16,148 (On-Campus) / $6,900 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $1,366 (On-Campus) / $2,366 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $35,148 | $47,832 |
| Off-Campus Total | $26,900 | $39,584 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $15,210 | $15,210 | $15,676 | $16,050 | $16,434 |
| Out-of-State | $26,990 | $26,990 | $27,750 | $28,426 | $29,118 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 112 major areas - 47 Master's (13 online programs), 28 Doctorate (1 online programs), 37 Post-Bachelor's (11 online programs). 1,456 students have been conferred Master's degree and 171 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,456 | 171 | 261 | - |
| Men | 786 | 81 | 125 | - |
| Women | 670 | 90 | 136 | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Education and Leadership | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering (other) | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 7 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | |||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Statistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 1 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | 27ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 39 | NOT OFFER |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 22ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 10ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Public Health | ONLINE | 12 | NOT OFFER | |
| Health/Medical Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 53ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Operations Management and Supervision | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER |
| Management Science | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 37ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Science | 105 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 64 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 16ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Reading Teacher Education | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 26 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 17 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer Engineering | 25 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 44 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 35 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 29 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial Engineering | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Engineering (other) | 12 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 64ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 21 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Epidemiology | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Financial Mathematics | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Behavioral Sciences | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nutrition Sciences | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 9 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Psychology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 84ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 10ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| National Security Policy Studies | 41ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Pedagogy | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 16ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 17 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Public Health | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Environmental Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Medical Informatics | 30 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 493ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 18ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Science | 36ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Reading Teacher Education | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Industrial Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International/Global Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Marine Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | |||
| Polymer Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminalistics and Criminal Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | NOT OFFER | |||
| Public Health | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Environmental Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,688 full-time and 2,954 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,644 students enrolled through online exclusively and 402 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,179 White, 252 Black, and 401 Asian students are attending at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 4,642 |
|---|---|
| Men | 2,495 |
| Women | 2,147 |
| Total | 4,642 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,688 |
| Part-time Students | 2,954 |
| Total | 4,642 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 1 |
| Asian | 401 |
| Black | 252 |
| Hispanic | 287 |
| White | 2,179 |
| Two or more races | 86 |
| Un-Known | 586 |
At University of Massachusetts-Lowell graduate schools, 2,644 students enrolled online exclusively and 402 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 4,476 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,644 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 402 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,430 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,644 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Resident | 1,491 |
| Other State In U.S. | 722 |
| Outside of U.S. | 430 |