by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Urban & Regional Planning, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban & Regional Planning is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in urban planning, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMass Amherst was $1,673 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
urban planning who receive their master’s degree from UMass Amherst make an average of $49,962 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $53,397.
Online degrees for the UMass Amherst urban planning master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their MArch in urban planning in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in urban planning at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban and regional planning.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Architecture | 1 |
| Landscape Architecture | 9 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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