University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMASS) 

IAU-020284

United States of America - Massachusetts

top General Information

Address

Street:Whitmore Building
181 President Drive

City:Amherst

Province:Massachusetts

Post Code:01003

WWW:https://www.umass.edu

Other Sites

Also Study Abroad programmes

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded as Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1863. A member of the Five Colleges Incorporated, including Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges as well as the University. UMass students may take courses on any of the five campuses at no extra charge

Academic Year

September to May (September to December; January to May). Also Summer Session (June-August)

Admission Requirements

Graduation from high school or equivalent, and College Board SAT or ACT examination. TOEFL test for foreign students

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

New England Commission of Higher Education

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Kumble R. Subbaswamy

Job title:Chancellor

Years of office:2012-


Senior Administrative Officer : Tricia Serio

Job title:Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs


International Relations Officer : Mark Eckman

Job title:Director of Education Abroad

top Divisions

College : Education

Fields of study:Curriculum, Educational Administration, Primary Education, Secondary Education


College : Engineering

Fields of study:Engineering


College : Humanities and Fine Arts

Fields of study:African American Studies, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Dance, English, Fine Arts, French, German, History, Italian, Journalism, Judaic Religious Studies, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Portuguese, Slavic Languages, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies


College : Information & Computer Sciences

Fields of study:Computer Science

More details:Robert and Donna Manning


College : Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Psychology, Veterinary Science, Zoology


College : Nursing

Fields of study:Nursing


College : Social and Behavioural Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Behavioural Sciences, Communication Studies, Economics, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology


School : Agriculture

Fields of study:Agriculture

More details:Stockbridge


School : Graduate Studies

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Social Sciences


School : Management

Fields of study:Accountancy, Finance, Management, Marketing

More details:Isenberg


School : Public Health and Health Sciences

Fields of study:Communication Disorders, Health Administration, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Speech Therapy and Audiology

top Degrees

Associate Degree


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, African American Studies, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Astronomy and Space Science, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Classical Languages, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Curriculum, Dance, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, French, Geography, Geology, German, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Home Economics, Italian, Journalism, Judaic Religious Studies, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Portuguese, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Health, Scandinavian Languages, Secondary Education, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Theatre, Veterinary Science, Women's Studies, Zoology


Post-bachelor's Diploma/Certificate

Fields of study:African American Studies, Caribbean Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Cultural Studies, Educational Administration, Engineering, Film, Health Sciences, Higher Education, History, Latin American Studies, Management, Native American Studies, Power Engineering, Welfare and Protective Services, Women's Studies


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Geography, German, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Information Management, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Music, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Portuguese, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Scandinavian Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Sports Management, Surveying and Mapping, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Urban Studies


Doctor's Degrees (Professional Practice)

Fields of study:Nursing


Education Specialist Degree

Fields of study:Education


Doctor's Degree (Research/Scholarship)

Fields of study:Accountancy, African American Studies, Anthropology, Astronomy and Space Science, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Germanic Studies, Health Sciences, History, Industrial Engineering, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Neurosciences, Nursing, Operations Research, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Psychology, Public Health, Regional Planning, Scandinavian Languages, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports Management

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

UMASS Magazine

Main Press

University of Massachusetts Press

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Full Time Total:2033

Students

Statistics Year:2022-2023

Total:3229

Updated on 20-04-2023