University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a public college in Amherst, MA. Its average net price is $22,857 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $10,294 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,343 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,020 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,769 |
| $110,001 and up | $33,795 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $66,591 |
| 8 years after entry | $75,383 |
| 10 years after entry | $80,486 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $66,052 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $22,500 n=167 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $32,173 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $33,653 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Animal Sciences | $37,766 National median for this major n=6,365 | $26,849 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $26,651 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $76,611 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $25,000 n=139 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $50,665 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $23,250 n=161 |
| Biology | $45,212 n=174 | $23,250 n=375 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $73,535 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $70,409 n=220 | $21,500 n=360 |
| Chemical Engineering | $81,017 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $23,750 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $24,974 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Civil Engineering | $73,437 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $26,291 n=105 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Communications | $42,529 n=167 | $23,250 n=276 |
| Computer Engineering | $94,252 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $26,413 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | $23,766 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Computer Science | $96,878 n=175 | $21,375 n=353 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | $21,349 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $55,297 n=158 | $22,750 n=376 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $26,639 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,737 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $24,708 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $23,250 n=123 |
| Environmental Conservation | $34,405 n=112 | $23,250 n=189 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $71,584 n=198 | $21,500 n=362 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| High School/Secondary Diploma Programs | Not published | Not published |
| History | $39,097 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $21,442 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $58,032 n=102 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Liberal Arts | $41,213 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Linguistics and Computer Science | Not published | Not published |
| Marketing | $58,927 n=106 | $22,054 n=245 |
| Mathematics | $65,340 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $21,500 n=171 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,176 n=173 | $26,000 n=162 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $52,200 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $22,766 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $50,062 n=267 | $26,390 n=352 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | $23,250 n=113 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $33,895 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $26,583 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $42,550 n=103 | $25,187 n=204 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | $22,650 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Political Science and Government | $34,855 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $23,250 n=182 |
| Psychology | $39,951 n=194 | $23,250 n=614 |
| Public Health | $42,993 n=142 | $23,250 n=277 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $85,138 n=229 | $27,000 n=192 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | $25,248 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $37,430 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $23,125 n=114 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $47,830 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $23,250 n=121 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
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