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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?

Crystal Schaaf takes a break from using data from NASA’s newest weather satellite for climate models and weather models.

Crystal Schaaf

Professor of Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences

”My data are used by scientists in Europe and in the States to monitor crops and climate changes.”

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