The
University of Massachusetts Amherst, founded in 1863 and located
in the picturesque Connecticut River Valley has offered graduate
study since 1896, awarding more than 12,400 doctoral and 42,200
master's degrees. With a Graduate Faculty of 1,100 the Amherst
campus, the major research institution in the Five-Campus University
System, offers 53 programs leading to a doctorate and 74 programs
toward a master's degree.
Enrollment in all graduate programs exceeded 5,100 in the Fall 2008 semester with an additional 671 non-matriculated students enrolled in classes.
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