EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN

AN AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION

A GOOD INVESTMENT

AN EXCEPTIONAL BUY

UMass Amherst offers extraordinary educational opportunities at great value:

• A rich and deep curriculum.
  

• “An award-winning faculty and a student body that is gifted and ambitious,” The Insider's Guide to the Colleges.
  

• An Honors College.
  

• The ability to take courses at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke & Smith Colleges at no extra fee through the Five College Program.
  

Money Magazine rates UMass Amherst a “best buy” and includes it among the "top 50" institutions.

What's more, the University and the Department of Music are committed to assisting students and families with over $115 million dollars in scholarships, grants, loans and part-time employment and operates one of the most comprehensive financial aid programs of any public university.

“The applied instruction was really strong; that is why I went to UMass. The ensembles were outstanding. I had very diverse experiences, which turned out to be what I have to do in my job where I conduct the wind ensemble, teach music theory, applied sax, flute and clarinet.”

Michael Sakash BM '97
Assistant Professor, Washington & Jefferson College