Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
https://www.umass.eduRepayment outcome
89.8%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$31,400–$69,800
middle 50% · median $49,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$19,087
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$21,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$25,665
Default rate
5.6%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$58,303
- Business$52,733
- Computer Science$49,175
- Math & Statistics$49,019
- Public Admin$48,432
- Comm. Tech$48,342
- Construction$48,198
- High School/Secondary Diploma Programs.$41,565
- Communication and Media Studies.$40,269
- Parks & Fitness$39,523
- Education$36,437
- Legal Studies$35,772
- Physical Sciences$33,993
- Biology$32,359
- Psychology$31,961
- English & Literature$31,236
- History$30,499
- Philosophy$30,409
- Visual & Performing Arts$30,228
- Liberal Arts$29,956
- Interdisciplinary$27,907
- Family Sciences$25,194
- Foreign Languages$24,421
- Social Sciences$23,803
- Health Professions$20,748
Academics
Acceptance
62.9%
Avg SAT
1,209
Enrollment
21,672
What students study
21 fields offered
Business
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences10.9%
- 03Biology9.0%
- 04Psychology7.6%
- 05Health Professions6.8%
- 06Engineering6.3%
- 07Communications6.0%
- 08Agriculture5.4%
- 09Interdisciplinary4.9%
- 10Visual & Performing Arts3.4%
- 11English & Literature3.0%
- 12History2.6%
- 13Natural Resources2.5%
- 14Foreign Languages2.2%
- 15Parks & Fitness2.0%
- 16Liberal Arts1.9%
- 17Legal Studies1.6%
- 18Architecture1.5%
- 19Computer Science1.4%
- 20Math & Statistics1.4%
- 21Physical Sciences1.3%