University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $22,548. 51% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $70,597 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $22,089.

Average net price
$22,548
per year Verified data
Completion rate
51%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$70,597
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$22,089
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$16,558
Out-of-state tuition and fees$39,365
Average cost of attendance$36,898
Books and supplies$1,000
Room and board, on campus$19,578
Average net price, all aided students$22,548
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$22,057
Average net price, family income over $110,000$36,294

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
84%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1070 to 1290
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 29
Undergraduate enrollment
11,512
Graduate enrollment
3,437
Students receiving Pell grants
48%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time51%
Completion within normal time31%
First-year retention (full-time)70%
Median federal debt, graduates$22,089
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$251
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$22,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry79%
1 year after completion$56,498
4 years after completion$69,532
6 years after entry$58,367
8 years after entry$64,329
10 years after entry$70,597
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $70,597; the middle half earned $47,208 to $100,973. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of Massachusetts-Boston

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

148 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (56)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
22$43,636$26,500
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
6$39,571Suppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
19$61,724$22,479
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
196$48,263$23,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
361$57,505$24,211
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cognitive Science
CIP 30.25
$52,547Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
70$48,261$24,500
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
109$71,907$24,156
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
108$62,585$24,532
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
137$52,736$25,599
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
CIP 30.26
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
73$55,008$21,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
20$83,683$25,676
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
80$38,183$25,989
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
CIP 23.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · Some credentials fully online
26$43,556$27,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
26$38,634$26,345
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
38$40,118$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
29$46,599$26,000
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
22$58,280$25,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
13$31,560Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
47$45,568$25,250
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
14$43,347$24,620
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
56$49,628$27,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
266$45,076$25,088
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
366$83,750$28,480
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
11$46,903$32,200
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
5$44,882$26,993
Science, Technology and Society
CIP 30.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
20$45,394$30,778
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
42$49,193$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
126$46,067$26,178
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
71$47,677$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (40)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0$85,591Suppressed for privacy
Archeology
CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
170Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online
11$72,694Suppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
97Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dispute Resolution
CIP 30.28 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
6$87,301Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
11$57,280Suppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
13$62,729Suppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
142Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
39$54,404Suppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
47$96,018Suppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · Some credentials fully online
43$55,253Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
11$78,681Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
16$56,525Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
42$119,803Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
57$62,262Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
27$63,324Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
100$69,661Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (24)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · All credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dispute Resolution
CIP 30.28 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
CIP 16.99 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
18$131,133Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
32$83,597Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
8$125,777Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 166638, OPEID 002222. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.