University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents DriveAmherst, MA 01003
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Degree Overview
Check out the most popular majors and specific degrees students have earned at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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Online Programs
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Accreditation Information
Specialized Institution Accreditations
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Didactic Program in Dietetics
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
- Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs (University of Massachusetts Center for Counseling and Psychological Health)
- Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
- Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
Council on Education for Public Health
- Public Health (PHBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level school of public health
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools
* Source data obtained from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Post-secondary Education (OPE)
Alumni & Student Reviews
Career Preparation
What letter grade would you give your school on how well it prepares students for a career in the real world?
Based on 18 Reviews-
Alumni
Public Health, Class of 2015Career fairs, career center, and courses learning about the field in which you major.
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Alumni
EE, Class of 1970irrelevant - too long ago
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Alumni
Bs nursing, Class of 1977Completely prepared me as a nurse
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Alumni
Pre Veterinary Sciences, Class of 2012classes applicable for applying to veterinary school. research opportunities
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Alumni
computer science, Class of 2001it had a fair supply of things; my memory is rather vague given how long ago it was. It has some alumni job meetings; it had some job search things.
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Alumni
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Class of 1990I don't remember. I only remember on campus job fairs that were not that helpful back then (before the internet)
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Alumni
Journalism/Music, Class of 1981So long since graduation. Not sure of current opportunities. I was able to do a summer internship.
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Alumni
Political Science, Class of 1990Many choices for majors. Research opportunities abound.
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Alumni
BA in Communications, Class of 1990Social media sites, networking resources via emails, social events
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Alumni
Economics, Class of 1979The Economics department engages alumni to provide mentoring and networking services to current students.
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Alumni
M.Ed., BA, Class of 2007Depends on the major, but there was a career center when I went there, smaller scale now, however.
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Alumni
Psychology, Class of 2003Some, only capitalized on the mentoring program when I was looking for a job (after graduation).
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Alumni
Computer Science, Class of 2015They provide career services, none of which I used.
Students and Culture
What letter grade would you give the students/culture at your school?
Based on 18 Reviews-
Alumni
Public Health, Class of 2015It is a large school so it is almost impossible to label the students/culture. Overall though the students are fairly liberal.
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Alumni
BS, Class of 1977Large school with fairly liberal culture
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Alumni
Pre Veterinary Sciences, Class of 2012Large party population but you can find quieter, more studious people as well.
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Alumni
computer science, Class of 2001it was a solid and representative mix of the state and elsewhere iirc. It had quite a variety of subcultures, with different housing areas having certain well-defined trends.
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Alumni
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Class of 1990it was a large state school, and more than half of students were in-state. multi-cultural.
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Alumni
Political Science, Class of 1990Large student body with diverse backgrounds.
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Alumni
Special Ed, Class of 1985It has changed over the years
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Alumni
Economics, Class of 1979The students I met were mostly smart and motivated, and often the first in their family to attend college. They also knew how to have fun and express their political beliefs.
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Alumni
Psychology, Class of 2003Organic, progressive. It was up to the student's dedication to get as much out of his/her education as possible
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Alumni
English, Class of 1997Large state school. Huge mix of students
Facilities
What letter grade would you give the facilities at your school.
Based on 18 Reviews-
Alumni
Public Health, Class of 2015The facilities for sciences and laboratories are absolutely beautiful. The dining halls are incredible and have wonderful food and a multitude of options. The classrooms and facilities available to majors outside of the sciences and school of management need a lot of work and are overlooked.
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Alumni
EE, Class of 1970computer and engineering labs are excellent - everything else, so-so
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Alumni
BS, Class of 1977Dorms were old (since renovated after I graduated). Other facilities were fine.
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Alumni
Bs nursing, Class of 1977It was a long time ago Library was amazing w study carrosels
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Alumni
Pre Veterinary Sciences, Class of 2012Normal. New buildings were under construction when I graduated.
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Alumni
computer science, Class of 2001They all had reasonable quality and worked fine. They were plentifully available and open enough. The food seemed a bit weak in quality at times, and the hours for dining were a bit limited, also weekend food tended to be somewhat weaker.
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Alumni
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Class of 1990this is officially a stupid survey.
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Alumni
Journalism/Music, Class of 1981Not sure of current facilities.
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Alumni
Political Science, Class of 1990I was just there recently for a tour and was quite impressed with all the changes in the last 30 years.
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Alumni
Special Ed, Class of 1985I was off campus grad student
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Alumni
Economics, Class of 1979When I was there (the 1970s) the University was suffering from budget cuts so the facilities were not as nice as they are today. The dining halls in particular were not very imaginative in their food preparation.
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Alumni
M.Ed., BA, Class of 2007Fairly nice, some became dated, but recent renovation of Student Center is very nice I hear.
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Alumni
Psychology, Class of 2003Dorms are mediocre- you only need it to sleep. Dining Halls have a great variety of options and accommodated dietary choices. Classrooms dependent upon the colleges within the university funding Computer labs were adequate
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Alumni
physics, Class of 1984? did use most of them
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Alumni
English, Class of 1997It was the 90s. But good for the time
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Alumni
Computer Science, Class of 2015Top notch dining and facilities
Activities and Groups
What overall letter grade would you give the activities/groups at your school?
Based on 18 Reviews-
Alumni
Public Health, Class of 2015UMass has hundreds of clubs that are started by students including a Quidditch team. The clubs and groups that are available would include any and all students.
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Alumni
BS, Class of 1977Large sports programs including intramural sports.
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Alumni
Pre Veterinary Sciences, Class of 2012Hockey/football games. Within my major, preveterinary club and the livestock classic group.
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Alumni
computer science, Class of 2001I don't know, I didn't really look for unique or popular activities; There were a lot of clubs of many kinds, so finding a matching one would be easy. they had a very nice gaming club, and an anime club, both of which I enjoyed. Neither were hugely popular, and both are common in many colleges.
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Alumni
Political Science, Class of 1990Sports, newspaper and intramural activities.
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Alumni
BA in Communications, Class of 1990Too many to list...something for everyone and all interests
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Alumni
Economics, Class of 1979I would call out student government and intramural sports as highlights.
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Alumni
M.Ed., BA, Class of 2007Theater, Fine Arts Center concerts, Mullins Center concerts.
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Alumni
Psychology, Class of 2003Too many to detail; it was great
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Alumni
Computer Science, Class of 2015TED talks, lots of intramural activities
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