UMass's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Massachusetts-Amherst students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of Massachusetts-Amherst students is 83.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 86.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 81.5%.

83.7%

asian 83.0% 416 students
African American 74.5% 105 students
white 85.0% 2,583 students
unknown 85.9% 226 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 76.0% 222 students
International Students 82.6% 261 students
Mixed Race 80.0% 100 students

Drop Out

University of Massachusetts-Amherst has an overall drop-out rate of 5.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.2% and 3.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

5.1%

asian 3.8% 19 students
African American 8.5% 12 students
white 4.2% 128 students
unknown 5.3% 14 students
hispanic 7.2% 21 students
International Students 13.3% 42 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Massachusetts-Amherst at a rate of 10.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 9.8%, and male students' 11.1%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

10.5%

asian 12.4% 62 students
African American 17.0% 24 students
white 10.2% 311 students
unknown 8.0% 21 students
hispanic 15.1% 44 students
International Students 2.5% 8 students
Mixed Race 16.8% 21 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

asian 0.8% 4 students
white 0.5% 16 students
unknown 0.8% 2 students
hispanic 1.7% 5 students
International Students 1.6% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$79,216	$78,232	$95,030
Computer Engineering	$71,683	$75,518	$94,055
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,222	$69,338	$76,636
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,607	$68,647	$74,913
Mechanical Engineering	$66,719	$65,594	$74,578
Accounting and Related Services	$62,571	$63,646	$73,746
Chemical Engineering	$59,840	$58,303	$73,612
Finance and Financial Management Services	$57,890	$57,469	$71,050
Civil Engineering	$62,074	$60,903	$69,420
Mathematics	$49,522	$49,019	$65,390
Economics	$49,510	$49,595	$63,571
Food Science and Technology	$45,674	$49,175	$62,102
Agricultural Business and Management	NA	$48,342	$61,728
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,919	$52,733	$61,665
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	$57,051	$48,198	$61,255
High School/Secondary Diploma Programs	$41,979	$41,565	$60,425
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$52,107	$60,152
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$39,509	$38,289	$57,076
Chemistry	$47,828	$42,123	$56,636
Marketing	$49,497	$47,260	$54,735
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$39,519	$39,523	$53,957
Hospitality Administration/Management	$45,299	$43,922	$53,332
Communication and Media Studies	$38,660	$40,269	$52,664
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$35,347	$35,772	$52,500
Education, General	$34,193	$36,437	$51,476
Political Science and Government	$35,030	$35,004	$50,632
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,701	$39,369	$49,202
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$41,003	$35,774	$49,104
Public Health	$35,279	$36,218	$47,654
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$25,194	$47,606
Journalism	$32,153	$33,281	$46,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$27,069	$20,748	$45,543
Sociology	$36,845	$36,117	$44,665
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$32,667	$27,334	$44,565
Psychology, General	$33,355	$31,961	$43,249
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$40,847	$40,747	$42,694
English Language and Literature, General	$32,548	$31,236	$42,615
Animal Sciences	$29,600	$23,649	$42,417
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$26,593	$24,421	$42,311
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,052	$27,907	$41,950
Biology, General	$31,324	$32,359	$41,773
History	$23,848	$30,499	$41,144
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$32,552	$29,956	$37,136
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$29,543	$30,228	$36,075
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,930	$27,669	$36,002
Anthropology	$22,966	$23,803	$33,957
Music	$28,867	$33,993	$29,507
Agricultural Production Operations	$21,022	$24,615	$27,625
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$23,509	$31,314	$25,544
Plant Sciences	$25,146	NA	NA
Architecture	NA	$33,993	NA
Environmental Design	$35,881	$30,366	NA
Landscape Architecture	$48,955	$48,745	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$62,664	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	$57,821	NA	NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$26,136	NA	NA
Industrial Engineering	$72,455	$69,338	NA
Philosophy	$38,509	$30,409	NA
Physics	$55,521	$28,598	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$29,516	NA	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$25,119	$21,508	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,695	$24,421	NA
Social Sciences, Other	$28,794	$16,663	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$112,236	$99,741	$118,959
Accounting and Related Services	$65,906	$67,202	$79,007
Public Health	$59,408	$59,011	$65,220
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,121	$59,726	$61,389
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$43,957	$52,009
Education, General	$46,588	$43,846	$48,374
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,126	$41,937	$42,450
Music	$26,192	$30,409	$30,087
Civil Engineering	$64,573	NA	NA
Sustainability Studies	$43,363	$29,685	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$63,023	NA	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$90,173	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$43,601	NA	NA
Computer Science	$110,600	$100,518	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$61,258	$49,323	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$99,888	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$49,213	$48,432	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$25,315	$25,967	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$97,497	$97,071	$105,578
Education, General	$71,391	$76,460	$79,970
Chemistry	NA	$69,338	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$59,118	$47,260	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	NA	$42,682	NA

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