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

Lilian Whitehead in the files storage area at the Center for Lowell History.
Lilian Whitehead '27
Biology (sociology minor)

A work-study job with the Center for Lowell History is preparing Lilian Whitehead for a future museum career.

It’s a great experience for the direction I want to go in for my career.
Read More About Lilian Whitehead 
Sam Angelli-Nichols
Sam Angelli-Nichols '25
Philosophy

Sam Angelli-Nichols got help for his ADHD and will work for Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans on an AI research project after graduating.

The two people who have changed my life the most at UML are Alison McConwell and Nick Evans.
Read More About Sam Angelli-Nichols 
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 
Matt Cherkerzian looks over the Merrimack River on UMass Lowell's South Campus
Matt Cherkerzian '18
Criminal Justice

Matt Cherkerzian is an EMT majoring in criminal justice who helps with research into decision-making by first responders.

Doug in the Centers for Learning was a mentor in how to get through college.
Read More About Matt Cherkerzian 
Gabrielle Salvatore standing in front of Coburn Hall.
Gabrielle Salvatore '24
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, concentrations in education and psychology

The Bachelor of Liberal Arts program provided Gabrielle Salvatore ’24 with a great foundation for a teaching career.

The longer I was in the program, the more it opened up my eyes to possibilities.
Read More About Gabrielle Salvatore 

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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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