Online Degrees and Programs at University of Massachusetts-Lowell

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers 181 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 42 major programs - 10 Certificate, 1 Associate, 6 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 11 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $16,966 for Massachusetts residents and $36,264 for out-of-state students.

Total 5,089 students out of total 16,598 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,578 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $16,966 and $36,264 for non-Massachusetts residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $16,434 and $29,118 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $677 for Massachusetts residents and $1,481 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $873 for Massachusetts residents and $1,578 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Massachusetts-Lowell offers 181 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 42 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 1 Associates, 6 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Massachusetts-Lowell, there are 16,598 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,026 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,089 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,937 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 5,089 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,533 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,095 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 456 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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