71 Master's degrees offered by the university

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.

The Plant Biology program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is designed to accommodate students of diverse academic backgrounds and career plans.

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.

Students graduating from the Marine Science and Technology program receive a joint degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell.

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

The Civil and Environmental Engineering program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering awards M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

The Master of Arts in Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics at University of Massachusetts Amherst is a perfect opportunity to further your language skills and cultural knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese. 

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Labor Center offers Master's Degrees in Labor Studies with a focus at the intersection of Theory, Politics and Practice. Our program combines rigorous study of labor history and current issues. 

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.