University of Massachusetts-Boston (UMass - Boston) is a four-year, public school located in Boston, MA.
It offers 115 graduate programs - 45 Master's, 25 Doctorate, 22 Post-bachelor's, and 23 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,456 for in-state and $39,352 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,437 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,575 students at UMass - Boston. UMass - Boston offers online graduate programs and 1,165 out of 3,437 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,456 for Massachusetts residents and $39,352 for out-of-state students. It offers 115 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Massachusetts-Boston |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,437 students
1,165 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$20,456
Out-of-State$39,352 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 115 Graduate Programs
45 Master's, 25 Doctorate, 45 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Massachusetts-Boston
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Massachusetts-Boston 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 $20,456 and $39,352 for non-Massachusetts residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $827 for Massachusetts residents and $1,614 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $19,850 | $38,746 |
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| Fees | $606 | $606 |
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| Cost per Credit | $827 | $1,614 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $19,128 (On-Campus) / $15,179 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,994 (On-Campus) / $3,364 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,578 | $62,474 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $39,999 | $58,895 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $18,938 | $18,938 | $19,499 | $19,972 | $20,456 |
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| Out-of-State | $36,485 | $36,485 | $37,484 | $38,406 | $39,352 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Massachusetts-Boston offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 115 major areas - 45 Master's (1 online programs), 25 Doctorate (1 online programs), 22 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 23 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 925 students have been conferred Master's degree and 113 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 925 | 113 | 4 | 153 |
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| Men | 397 | 42 | 2 | 27 |
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| Women | 528 | 71 | 2 | 126 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Aquaculture | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UMass - Boston graduate schools have a total of 3,437 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,272 male and 2,165 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,619 full-time and 1,818 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,165 students enrolled through online exclusively and 538 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,534 White, 299 Black, and 223 Asian students are attending at University of Massachusetts-Boston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
55 grad students are younger than 22 and 842 students are older than 65. It has 1,613 students aged between 22 and 30 and 926 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,437 |
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| Men | 1,272 |
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| Women | 2,165 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,437 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,619 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,818 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,437 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 223 |
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| Black | 299 |
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| Hispanic | 280 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,534 |
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| Two or more races | 77 |
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| Un-Known | 132 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,437 |
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| 21 & Under | 55 |
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| 22-24 | 685 |
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| 25-29 | 928 |
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| 30-34 | 549 |
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| 35-39 | 377 |
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| 40 & Over | 842 |
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Online Population
At University of Massachusetts-Boston graduate schools, 1,165 students enrolled online exclusively and 538 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,437 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,165 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 538 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,734 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,165 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 790 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 352 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 22 |
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