Printer FriendlyUMass Lowell has an unwavering commitment to providing all of its students with top quality academic programs. Selected accolades includes the following:
- “The Master of Arts Program in Community Social Psychology is a national exemplar of excellence in master’s education.” Comments from the Academic Quality Assessment and Development Review Team, June 2006
- The Clinical Lab Sciences/Medical Technology program has received perfect accreditation scores since 1989.
- UMass Lowell “nurse practitioner graduates have a 100 percent pass rate on certification exams.” Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Report, 2006
- “The Community Health Education Program is a vibrant program that provides students with a strong foundation for practice as public health professionals.” Academic Quality Assessment and Development Report on Health Education at UMass Lowell.
- “In the three-year period 2004 through 2006, 98 percent of University of Massachusetts Lowell PT graduates passed the licensure exam and were employed within six months of graduation.” Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education Report
- The American Institute of Physics (AIP) ranked the Radiological Sciences Program as one of the top 22 professional physics master’s degree programs in the country in 2001.
- “Its students are superbly trained to advance to graduate school or enter the job market. Its graduates are prized and sought by private companies and public agencies. The Department has a top notch faculty in terms of academic quality and dedication to all aspects of its program.” Excerpt from accrediting team report, Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- “UMass provided me with a solid and practical educational foundation combined with the skills to 'think and reason,' which are so critical for success in today's business world.” Tom O'Connor, President and CEO, Duke Energy Gas Transmission
- "UMass Lowell is among the nation’s leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering Program, the only one of its kind in the United States, is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, produced and processed.” The Boston Globe, Nov. 17, 2003
- “A mechanical engineering degree at UMass Lowell is knowledge for life,” Mike Kizner, BS ’69, MS ’75, International Program manager, Raytheon