University of Massachusetts Amherst Trade Programs

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. Amherst is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is University of Massachusetts Amherst?

Contact details for UMass Amherst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone:	413-545-0111
Website:	www.umass.edu

Can I Afford UMass Amherst?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time UMass Amherst students paid $675 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,559 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$16,186	$37,405
Fees	$766	$766
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$14,123	$14,123
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,400	$1,400

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMass Amherst, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,550 a year. That adds up to $30,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Massachusetts Amherst Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 24,231 undergraduate students at UMass Amherst, with 22,539 being full-time and 1,692 being part-time.

There are also 7,814 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,539 full-time undergraduates at UMass Amherst, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts Amherst students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,731
Black or African American	1,073
Hispanic or Latino	1,904
White	13,628
International Students	1,631
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,572

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UMass Amherst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Massachusetts Amherst

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UMass Amherst. In 2020-2021, 6,454 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMass Amherst has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UMass Amherst

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Massachusetts Amherst was 160.9%. This is the #250 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UMass Amherst regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lion Hirth under License

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