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71 Master's degrees offered by the university
History
The History program of University of Massachusetts Amherst represents an extraordinary collaboration between the faculties of five distinguished campuses -- Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- and offers qualified students exceptional resources to pursue undergraduate and advanced study in history.
French and Francophone Studies
The French and Francophone Studies program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers three degree options at the graduate level for students with a variety of backgrounds and career objectives: the Master of Arts, the Master of Arts Portfolio (an option under the MA), and the Master of Arts in Teaching.
Higher Education
As a student in the Higher Education program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, you’ll immerse yourself in the scholarship of the field while preparing for a career in university and college administration.
Sustainable Building Systems
The Sustainable Building Systems program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an individualized, self-funded course of study that provides graduate students with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of sustainability topics as they relate to the built environment.
Learning, Media, and Technology
The Learning, Media, and Technology program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst prepares students to understand, critique, design, and improve technology- and media-based learning and teaching.
Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Spanish and Portuguese Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst is a diverse and inclusive community of teachers, scholars, and students. Our passion for the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Hispanic and Lusophone world is what brings us together.
Food Science
The Food Science program of University of Massachusetts Amherst has a long history of training Food Science professionals. Graduates have gone on to careers within the food industry, higher education and government.
Physics
The Physics program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is course-based (no thesis required) and allows students the flexibility to design a sequence suitable for a number of career paths.
Plant Biology
The Plant Biology program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is designed to accommodate students of diverse academic backgrounds and career plans.
Marine Science and Technology
Students graduating from the Marine Science and Technology program receive a joint degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell.
Environmental Conservation
The study and management of natural resources and the environment has entered a period of unprecedented change. The Environmental Conservation program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst intends to play a significant role in this transformation.
History of Art and Architecture
Founded in 1969, the History of Art and Architecture program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the only graduate degree program in the field at a public university in New England. On average, the program enrolls fifteen-to-twenty students, ensuring close collaboration between the students and nine full-time faculty members.
Data Analysis, Assessment, and Research in Education
The Data Analysis, Assessment, and Research in Education program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is ideal for students seeking to understand the fundamental underpinnings of educational assessment and research and to apply this knowledge in the use of assessments and to inform policy in education.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Civil and Environmental Engineering program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering awards M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
Speech-Language Pathology
Study speech, language, and hearing, gain clinical skills, and bring your creativity and empathy to improving communication across the age span with this Speech-Language Pathology degree offered at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Computer Science
Advance your career with the Computer Science program of University of Massachusetts Amherst from one of the top computer science graduate programs in the nation.
Reading and Writing
In the Reading and Writing program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst students seek to increase our understanding of critical multiliteracies: to collaborate with colleagues, administrators, families, and learners, developing and sharing knowledge and insights about multiliteracies.
Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a 30-credit program, and may be entered into by qualified students with Bachelor of Science degrees from any engineering discipline, metallurgy or materials, physics, or mathematics.
Anthropology
The Anthropology program at University of Massachusetts Amherst strives to produce leading scholars, educators, and public intellectuals. Graduates of the program have gone on to secure prestigious awards, post-doctoral and tenure track positions in academia as well as high impact positions in nongovernmental organizations.
Biostatistics
The pandemic pushed a reality of public health into stark relief: We can’t underestimate the ability to harness the power of data to predict and stem the growth of disease outbreaks. As an established big data leader, University of Massachusetts Amherst plays a significant role in Biostatistics.