Graduate School

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has offered graduate study since 1876, awarding more than 11,000 doctoral and 36,850 master’s degrees. With a full-time graduate faculty of 956, the University offers 49 programs lead-ing to the doctorate and 68 leading toward a master’s degree. Enrollment in all graduate pro-grams is approximately 5,600.

In several fields, degrees are also awarded under the Five College Cooperative Ph.D. Program involving Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University.

The School of Education offers several specialized programs leading to the degrees of Master of Education (M.Ed.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in School Psychology.

Holders of undergraduate degrees desiring further information may request a Graduate School Bulletin and application materials by writing to the Graduate Admissions Office, 530 Goodell Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 or via the Web at www.umass.edu/gradschool.