Expand your knowledge through cutting-edge research and enrich your community through creative enterprise.

UML student, Jordan Knight, Janson Borowko and Clark Lacossade by Phil Vassar's piano during sound check before the concert.

World-Ready Education

Through effective classroom engagement, research opportunities working with our distinguished faculty and a range of other experiential learning opportunities, students emerge from our degree programs equipped with the skills, insights and perspective needed to achieve success in their careers and improve their communities.

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Advanced Study Opportunities

Our graduate degree and certificate programs give students the skills and knowledge to assume leadership roles in business, research, education, government and community organizations. Through our accelerated “bachelor's to master's” programs, students may earn dual credits that can be applied to both undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees.

A group of students designing for a 3D printer in the UMass Lowell Fabrication Lab.

Cutting-edge Research and Creative Activity

Our faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized researchers, scholars and creative artists engaged in developing new knowledge and contributing to the cultural fabric of our world. Our college’s research and cultural centers serve as hubs for scholarship and creative activity, and provide ample opportunities for student engagement.

By the Numbers

  • $4.6M
    in external research funding for 2022.
  • 84.4%
    Freshmen Retention Rate.
  • 70+
    Music concerts throughout the year.
  • 11
    Research and Engagement Centers
  • 230
    Full-time Faculty
  • 12
    Academic Departments
  • 32
    Percentage of degrees awarded to FAHSS students in 2014-15
  • 30
    Musical ensembles
  • 2
    Campus art galleries

Student Profiles

Umass Student Sophia Cavalcante sings into a microphone.
Sophia Cavalcante '25
Music Business

As president of the student-run record label SevenSix, Sophia Cavalcante is preparing for a career managing recording artists.

When an event goes off exactly the way you envisioned it, it’s such an ‘I just did that moment.
Read More About Sophia Cavalcante 
Anthony Amatucci sits at a table with an open laptop and gavel during a UMass Lowell Model United Nations meeting.
Anthony Amatucci '25
Economics and Political Science

Honors College student Anthony Amatucci leads the UML Marching Band and the Model U.N. team – and still finds time for a double major, a minor and research.

I feel like the students here and the faculty here, they’re not trying to make a name for themselves: They’re trying to teach, research and make an impact.
Read More About Anthony Amatucci 
Biology and economics major Caroline DeSouza diving off the coast of the Colombian island of San Andrés.
Caroline DeSouza '24
Biological Sciences, Economics

A research opportunity helped Caroline DeSouza see that marine biology was an attainable career.

It’s great to have a mentor who understands what it’s like to be a woman in biology.
Read More About Caroline DeSouza 
Nick Jarek adjusts a video camera in a digital media studio at UMass Lowell
Nick Jarek '23
Digital Media

A summer co-op job with the DifferenceMaker program gave Nick Jarek a wider lens on his future career.

I love it here. The people I’ve met are so interested in helping me succeed.
Read More About Nick Jarek 
Joe Paquin surrounded by a group of singers.
Joe Paquin '25
Sound Recording Technology and Music Studies

An aspiring audio engineer and music teacher, Joe Paquin composed his first choral piece, “Barter,” which was performed at UML’s annual New Music Concert.

I’m so grateful for everyone here. All the faculty are super-supportive and kind.
Read More About Joe Paquin 

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FAHSS News

  • A young woman holds a framed certificate while posing for a photo with a woman and man in front of a TV screen.

    English Major Earns Prestigious Lipman Award for Writing

    Senior English major Julia Magee has won the 2025 Elinor Lipman Award for Writing for her short story “A Little Less than Halfway to Boiling,” which impressed judges with its vivid first-person voice and earned her recognition from the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation.
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