Graduate Master's Programs

The following programs in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences offer master’s degree programs. Click on the field of interest for a brief overview.

• Anthropology
• Communication
• Economics
• Labor Studies
• Neuroscience and Behavior
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Policy and Administration
• Sociology

Eminent Psychologist Is Top Advisor Among Students
Professor of Psychology Susan Krauss Whitbourne has received many awards during her career as teacher, researcher, honors coordinator, and director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) at UMass Amherst—so many in fact that last year the American Psychological Association (APA) recognized her for “outstanding and unusual contributions” to the field at the Eminent Women in Psychology Symposium during the organization’s annual conference. Read more…