University of Massachusetts-Boston

General Information

Name: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Address: 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone:

• General information: (617) 287-6000
• Financial aid office: (617) 287-6300
• Admissions office: (617) 287-6100

Website: www.umb.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 79%
• Federal grants: 39%
• State/local grants: 55%
• Institutional grants: 38%
• Student loans: 53%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$3833
• State/local grants:$2942
• Institutional grants:$2482
• Student loans:$4378

Enrollment

Characteristics of undergraduate students

White non-hispanic: 44%
Black non-hispanic: 14%
Hispanic: 6%
Asian/pacific islander: 10%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 25%

Degrees offered

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  
• American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
  
• Women's Studies - Bachelor

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biochemistry - Bachelor
  
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Biomedical Sciences, General - Master
  
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other - Master
  
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography - Master

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Accounting - Master
  
• Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor
  
• Management Information Systems, General - Certificate

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Computer Science - Master

Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Master
  
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  
• Education, General - Doctor
  
• Education, Other - Master
  
• Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  
• Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  
• Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master

English Language and Literature/Letters
• English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  
• French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Linguistics - Master
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor - Master
  
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies - Certificate
  
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other - Master
  
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling - Certificate

History
• History, General - Bachelor, Master

Legal Professions and Studies
• Legal Professions and Studies, Other - Bachelor, Certificate

Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics, General - Bachelor

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Gerontology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor

Natural Resources and Conservation
• Environmental Science - Master, Doctor

Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Philosophy - Bachelor
  
• Philosophy, Other - Bachelor

Physical Sciences
• Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Certificate
  
• Physics, General - Bachelor
  
• Physics, Other - Master

Psychology
• Clinical Psychology - Master, Doctor
  
• Psychology, General - Bachelor
  
• School Psychology - Master

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Community Organization and Advocacy - Bachelor
  
• Human Services, General - Master
  
• Public Administration - Master
  
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other - Master
  
• Public Policy Analysis - Doctor
  
• Social Work - Bachelor

Security and Protective Services
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor

Social Sciences
• Anthropology - Bachelor
  
• Archeology - Master
  
• Cartography - Certificate
  
• Economics, General - Bachelor
  
• Geography - Bachelor
  
• International Relations and Affairs - Certificate
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  
• Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  
• Sociology - Bachelor, Master

Visual and Performing Arts
• Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  
• Music, General - Bachelor