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title: University of Massachusetts-Amherst — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Amherst, MA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $71,631 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,210 – $103,346 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $17,112 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 83% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $34,549 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $43,631 | derived |

**83% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,000 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,022 to $112,236 across 76 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $112,236 | $32,030 |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $110,600 | $30,322 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $99,888 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $97,497 | $57,030 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $90,173 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $79,216 | $22,679 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,455 | $26,111 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,222 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,683 | $27,000 |
| Education, General. | Doctoral Degree | $71,391 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,607 | $25,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,719 | $25,292 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $65,906 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $64,573 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $63,023 | $25,222 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,664 | $22,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,571 | $22,867 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,074 | $26,961 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Master's Degree | $61,258 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,840 | $27,000 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $59,408 | $30,775 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Doctoral Degree | $59,118 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,890 | $20,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,821 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $56,121 | not reported |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,521 | $26,202 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,919 | $20,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,522 | $21,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,510 | $22,250 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,497 | $21,796 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $49,213 | not reported |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,955 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,828 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $46,588 | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,674 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,299 | $21,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $43,601 | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies. | Master's Degree | $43,363 | not reported |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,003 | $23,750 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,847 | $22,496 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,519 | $23,250 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,509 | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,660 | $20,500 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,509 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,845 | $21,500 |
| Environmental Design. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,881 | $20,000 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,347 | $21,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,279 | $21,746 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,030 | $20,369 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,701 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,193 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,355 | $22,172 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,667 | $25,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,552 | $22,597 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,548 | $21,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,153 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,324 | $24,250 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,600 | $26,724 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,543 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,516 | $20,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $29,126 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,052 | $22,844 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,867 | not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,794 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,069 | $22,375 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,930 | $22,375 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,593 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $26,192 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,695 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $25,315 | not reported |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,146 | $23,250 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,119 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,848 | $21,250 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,509 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,966 | not reported |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,022 | $19,979 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Massachusetts-Amherst by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166629

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