With online courses available from over 40 academic departments, you can design an individualized degree concentration as unique as your goals.
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Nationally Ranked for Online Excellence
UMass Amherst is ranked #1 in New England and #19 nationwide for Online Bachelor’s Degrees in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Our online degrees feature the same rigorous curriculum and distinguished faculty as our on-campus programs.
Finish What You Started—Your Way
At UMass Amherst, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies empowers you to complete your bachelor’s degree fully online—on your terms. With courses available from more than 40 academic departments, you can design a personalized program that reflects your unique goals and interests.
Earn credit for what you already know, save time and money, and get the expert guidance and support you need to reach the finish line.
Turn your work, training, or military experience into college credit—saving you time and money toward your degree.
Design Your Own Path
Create a customized concentration from 40+ academic departments to match your unique goals and interests.
100% Online & Flexible
Balance work, family, and life while studying fully online—with flexible courses and support from UMass faculty.
Find Your Academic Focus
Choose from a wide range of concentrations—or design your own—to create a degree as unique as your goals. Whether you want to lead, teach, advocate, create, or innovate, UMass Amherst gives you the flexibility to focus on what inspires you.
Pursue studies in Advocacy and Social Justice, Applied Psychology, Arts Management, Business Studies, Children’s Learning and Development, Criminal Justice, Early Education and Care, Film and Media, Health Studies, Human Resource Development, Human Services, Journalism, Leadership, Liberal Arts, Sustainability, TESOL, Translation and Interpreting, or Writing and Literary Studies.
Whichever path you choose, you’ll gain real-world skills, have expert faculty support, and the confidence to advance your career—or start an entirely new one.
Start your next chapter with UMass Amherst’s Interdisciplinary Studies program. Request more information and explore the curriculum and admissions details on the program page.
No transfer credits? Start your college journey part-time through our Exploratory Pathways Program—no prior college experience needed.
