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A graduate degree can lead to a higher salary and additional job opportunities.

Match Your Academic Journey to Your Professional Goals with a Master's Degree Pathway

If you're a UMass Lowell undergraduate with at least a 3.000 GPA, you may qualify for a Bachelor's to Master's program that could save you thousands of dollars.

To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of popular graduate pathways for students in each major. Find your major in the list below to see which graduate programs might be a great fit.

When you’re ready, discover your graduate path and request more information.

Degree Abbreviations

Masters of Science (MS)
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
Masters of Education (MEd)
Masters of Public Health (MPH)
Masters of Public Administration (MPA)
Masters of Arts (MA)

Business

Click on your undergraduate major to see the graduate pathway for each.

Education

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Curriculum & Instruction (MEd)
Language Arts and Literacy (MEd)

Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology (MS)

Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology (MS)
Chemical Engineering (MSE)
Chemistry (MS)
Civil Engineering (MSE), Geotechnical Option
Civil Engineering (MSE), Geoenvironmental Option
Energy Engineering (MSE)
Engineering Management (MS)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)
Plastics Engineering (MSE)
Radiological Sciences & Protection (MS)

Civil Engineering (MSE)
Environmental Studies (MS)

Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology (MS)
Business Administration (MBA)
Civil Engineering (MSE)
Engineering Management (MS)
Energy Engineering (MSE)
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MS)
Environmental Studies (MS)
Mechanical Engineering (MSE)
Plastics Engineering (MSE)

Click on your undergraduate major to see the graduate pathway for each.

Curriculum & Instruction (MEd)
Higher Education Administration (MED)
Public Administration (MPA)

Business Administration (MBA)
Music Education (MM)

Music Education (MM)

Public Administration (MPA)
Security Studies (MS)

Curriculum & Instruction (MEd)
Public Administration (MPA)

Public Administration (MPA)
Security Studies (MA)

Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies (MS)
Business Administration (MBA)
Criminal Justice (MA)
Curriculum & Instruction (MEd)
Higher Education Administration (MED)
Public Administration (MPA)
Public Health (MPH)
Security Studies (MA)

Public Administration (MPA)

Sound Recording Technology (MM)
Music Education (MM)

Health Sciences

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Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology (MS)
Business Administration (MBA)
Applied Biomedical Sciences (MS)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)
Public Health (MPH)

Applied Biomedical Sciences (MS)
Public Health (MPH)

Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)

Sciences

Click on your undergraduate major to see the graduate pathway for each.

Biological Sciences (MS)
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology (MS)
Business Administration (MBA)
Applied Biomedical Sciences (MS)
Curriculum & Instruction (MEd)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)
Public Health (MPH)
Security Studies (MS)

Environmental Studies (MS)

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