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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · Public · 23,671 students · mostly bachelor degrees
51st-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,383
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$34,549
Graduation rate
83%
Admission rate
60%
Median graduate earnings
$71,631
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,763
Average SAT
1423
Median ACT
31
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
287 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree489 grads/yr$165,473Computer Science · Master's Degree291 grads/yr$154,099Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree8 grads/yr$126,453Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree498 grads/yr$123,519Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$113,083Education, General · Doctoral Degree0 grads/yr$110,816Accounting · Master's Degree180 grads/yr$109,628Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$101,091Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$100,729Accounting · Bachelor's Degree135 grads/yr$100,516Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$98,155Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$97,990Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$97,791Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree153 grads/yr$96,999Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree343 grads/yr$96,995Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology · Bachelor's Degree118 grads/yr$93,156Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree317 grads/yr$92,623Management Science · Master's Degree$91,064Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree148 grads/yr$90,309Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$88,076Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$87,779Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree204 grads/yr$86,299Environmental Health · Master's Degree107 grads/yr$84,978Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree297 grads/yr$83,338Education Policy Analysis · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$82,435
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.