University Of Massachusetts-Boston

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Massachusetts, Boston, also referred to as UMass Boston, was founded in 1852 as Boston State College. It adopted its current name in 1964. Presently, the university covers more than 175 acres in Boston, Massachusetts. UMass Boston offers numerous graduate and undergraduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. The academic units of the university are divided into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Management
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• College of Public and Community Service
• College of Science and Mathematics
• Graduate College of Education
• John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies

There are several clubs and organizations at UMass Boston which are run by students. Some of these are the ACM Computer Science Club, Anthropology Club, Applied Linguistics Student Association, Beacon's Elite Dance Crew of UMass Boston, Chinese Club, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, and Faith Alive Interfaith Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, nursing and emergency medicine, and religion and philosophy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UMass Boston participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 78% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,117 in 2009-2010 (10,903 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the Little East Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

UMass Boston offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (19 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (495 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor Studies
• Labor and Industrial Relations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (57 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (432 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (156 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

LAW (7 awarded)

• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (591 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American Government and Politics (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Cartography
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (37 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (304 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (60 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (173 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Physical Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (104 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (292 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling