Welcome to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School Website!

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 13,100 doctoral and 45,200 master's degrees. With a Graduate Faculty of 1,100 the Amherst campus, the major research institution in the Five-Campus University System, offers 51 programs leading to a doctorate and 73 programs toward a master's degree. Enrollment in all graduate programs exceeded 5,700 in the Fall 2011 semester with an additional 500 non-matriculated students enrolled in classes.