Public · Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Amherst: cost, debt and earnings by major
72 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $22,857
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 81%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 23,671
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,294 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,343 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,020 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $17,769 |
| $110,000+ | $33,795 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (48)
- Computer Science$123,519
- Computer Engineering$113,083
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$101,091
- Accounting and Related Services$100,516
- Chemical Engineering$97,990
- Industrial Engineering$97,791
- Mechanical Engineering$96,999
- Finance and Financial Management Services$96,995
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$93,156
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$92,623
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,309
- Civil Engineering$88,076
- Marketing$86,299
- Mathematics$83,338
- Economics$80,434
- Chemistry$78,373
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$77,853
- Food Science and Technology$77,771
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$74,422
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$73,535 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$73,242
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,238
- Biology, General$72,726
- Physics$72,596
- Hospitality Administration/Management$70,916
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$69,269
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$66,642
- Landscape Architecture$64,477
- Public Health$63,854
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,620
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$63,383
- Nutrition Sciences$63,019
- Communication and Media Studies$60,891
- Political Science and Government$60,726
- Animal Sciences$59,543
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$59,298
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$58,347 (1 yr)
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$57,461
- Sociology$56,960
- History$56,597
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,215
- Journalism$52,011
- Plant Sciences$51,912
- Psychology, General$51,274
- English Language and Literature, General$48,475
- Fine and Studio Arts$46,027
- Agricultural Production Operations$42,520
- Anthropology$31,186
Master's programs (21)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$165,473
- Computer Science$154,099
- Accounting and Related Services$109,628
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,958 (1 yr)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$100,729
- Human Resources Management and Services$98,155
- Mechanical Engineering$95,406 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$91,064
- Civil Engineering$87,779
- Public Health$84,978
- Public Policy Analysis$82,435
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$74,899
- Data Analytics$73,486 (1 yr)
- Sustainability Studies$68,841
- Geography and Cartography$68,403 (1 yr)
- Education, General$67,432
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$59,069 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,558
- Fine and Studio Arts$46,477
- Music$38,489
- Nutrition Sciences$29,827 (1 yr)