Discover the quality, flexibility and convenience of UMass Lowell's graduate programs

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09/15/2017

You’re motivated. You’re ready. You want to build the skills and gain the knowledge you need to advance your career. 

UMass Lowell has you covered. There are 36 doctoral degrees, 42 master’s programs and more than 70 graduate certificates taught by award-winning faculty. Our graduates are prepared to take on some of the biggest challenges facing their industries – and the world. Our programs are flexible and accessible. Study on campus, online or blend the two.

Join us for Open House and learn more about our graduate programs, meet our faculty and talk to other students and alumni. You can even attend a session on developing your personal brand held by one of our expert marketing professors and have a free headshot taken for your Linkedin profile.

Our graduate students have great stories to tell. Here are a few:

  • Lisa Thompson
    Criminology

    Her Ph.D. research at UMass Lowell won Lisa Thompson a rare research assistantship at the National Institute of Justice.

  • Laurie Agel
    Marine Sciences & Technology

    Software engineer Laurie Agel was looking for a career change in her 40s. Fifteen years later, she has her Ph.D. in marine sciences and technology from UML and is working as a post-doctoral research assistant, studying extreme precipitation and flooding in the Charles and Mystic river basins.

  • Shruti Jain
    Computer Science

    Shruti Jain came to UMass Lowell for its hands-on teaching approach. She’s gotten lots of opportunities to apply what she’s learning – as well as a coveted internship with Red Hat.

  • Evana Gizzi
    Mathematics

    A required computing course launched mathematics alum Evana Gizzi on a path to working at NASA.

Ranked Among the Best

  • 5th
    Fastest-Growing Public Doctoral Institution in the U.S. (Chronicle of Education)
  • 27th
    Best Online Graduate I.T. Program (U.S. News & World Report)
  • 13th
    Best Online Master’s Degree in Accounting (Affordable Colleges Online)