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Graduate Admissions

More Than 80 Graduate Degrees and Certificates

UMass Boston offers 14 doctoral programs, more than 50 master's, and several graduate certificate programs. Nearly 4,000 students pursue master's, doctoral, and certificate programs taught by a faculty who are as dedicated to teaching as they are to research.

Our Prestigious Faculty

  • foster scholarly creativity
  • support rigorous research
  • are accessible to students
  • educate the next generation of academic and professional leaders
  • contribute to the development of new knowledge, methodologies, and skills

National and International Reputations

Study with some of the most accomplished scholars in their fields. Their research, writing, and consultancies have earned them national and international reputations. At the same time, they are widely known for their commitment to teaching and mentoring their students.

Here's a comprehensive list of our graduate programs.


Graduate Studies Catalog for 2010-2012 (Print version)

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Why UMass Boston?

Bob Chen speaks with his colleagues as three sensor buoys are readied for the spring.

Bob Chen

Professor of Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences; BA Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University; PhD Marine Chemistry, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UC San Diego

“They call me an urban oceanographer because I study the ocean water right off Morrissey Boulevard.”

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