UMass Boston's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Massachusetts-Boston 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-Boston students is 49.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 52.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 44.8%.

49.0%

asian 54.6% 130 students
African American 44.0% 102 students
white 51.7% 262 students
unknown 45.3% 24 students
hispanic 41.8% 105 students
International Students 52.0% 103 students
Mixed Race 46.1% 24 students

Drop Out

University of Massachusetts-Boston has an overall drop-out rate of 21.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.0% and 16.5% respectively.

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

21.0%

asian 16.0% 38 students
African American 16.4% 38 students
white 14.8% 75 students
unknown 18.9% 10 students
hispanic 26.7% 67 students
International Students 42.9% 85 students
Mixed Race 17.3% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Massachusetts-Boston at a rate of 25.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 26.5%, and male students' 23.8%

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

25.2%

asian 21.0% 50 students
African American 33.2% 77 students
white 31.2% 158 students
unknown 28.3% 15 students
hispanic 25.9% 65 students
International Students 4.0% 8 students
Mixed Race 25.0% 13 students

Still Enrolled

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

4.8%

asian 8.4% 20 students
African American 6.5% 15 students
white 2.4% 12 students
unknown 7.6% 4 students
hispanic 5.6% 14 students
International Students 1.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 11.5% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$69,854	$71,098	$77,768
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,752	$51,551	$61,444
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$36,866	$38,289	$53,914
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,484	$46,579	$53,106
Economics	$41,678	$44,728	$51,049
Communication and Media Studies	$38,647	$39,729	$49,002
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,849	$36,717	$47,550
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$43,068	$42,025	$46,462
Mathematics	NA	$41,193	$45,967
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,372	$39,009	$44,762
Biology, General	$36,178	$33,993	$43,679
Sociology	$36,019	$37,568	$43,432
History	$33,843	$28,598	$42,532
Political Science and Government	$39,273	$28,236	$41,516
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,370	$39,369	$41,189
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$37,153	$35,060	$41,081
Psychology, General	$35,570	$34,783	$40,659
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$38,154	$39,153	$39,144
Social Work	$41,911	$36,992	$37,676
Anthropology	$31,140	$37,208	$35,594
English Language and Literature, General	$29,099	$32,467	$34,962
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,057	$17,624	$26,500
Philosophy	$33,333	$29,685	$26,049
Chemistry	NA	$25,194	NA
Area Studies	NA	$39,729	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$105,622	$99,439	$102,552
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,553	$74,200	$85,172
Accounting and Related Services	$64,099	$72,134	$81,557
Public Administration	$58,054	$57,318	$66,484
Special Education and Teaching	$52,358	$54,588	$57,769
Gerontology	$49,964	$52,107	$57,129
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,211	$52,455	$56,049
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,192	$47,650	$53,719
English Language and Literature, General	$40,495	$42,682	$49,082
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$45,858	$44,666	$48,114
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$45,440	$48,041	$46,819
History	NA	$38,289	NA
Human Services, General	$58,490	$58,221	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$65,999	$78,343	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$112,116	$106,814	$113,564
Educational Administration and Supervision	$80,281	$87,815	$90,532
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$59,425	$60,766
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$53,984	$59,739
Political Science and Government	NA	$52,107	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$115,339	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$57,087	$57,318	NA

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