Students from New England states other than Massachusetts may qualify for a reduced tuition option

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Students from Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont may qualify for the New England Regional Student Program (NERSP) if your program of study is not offered at a public college in your home state. See the list of master's, doctoral and graduate certificate programs that qualify below.

Tuition costs through NERSP-qualifying programs are less than the current out-of-state tuition costs, saving around $4,000 annually.

NERSP is coordinated by the New England Board of Higher Education. At UMass Lowell, many of the programs that qualify are nationally recognized.

Details:

  • No additional application is necessary, but you must contact the Office of Graduate Admissions to indicate your interest.
  • You must be enrolled in a qualifying degree or certificate program.
  • You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Qualifying Graduate Programs at UMass Lowell

Qualifying ProgramDegreeQualifying State
Applied Physicsmaster'sCT, NH
Applied Psychology & PreventiondoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Autism Studiesmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Biomedical Engineering & BiotechnologydoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Business AdministrationdoctoralME, NH, VT
Business Analytics & Project Managementmaster'sME, NH, RI, VT
Chemical Engineeringmaster'sVT
Clinical Laboratory Sciencemaster'sCT, ME, NH, VT
Community Social Psychologymaster'sCT, ME, NH, VT
Criminal Justice/Justice Administrationmaster'sME, NH, RI, VT
Criminal JusticedoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Energy Engineeringmaster'sCT, ME, VT
Engineering Managementmaster'sCT, NH, RI, VT
Environmental Studiesmaster'sCT, NH
Financemaster'sCT, NH, VT
Global Studiesmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Global StudiesdoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Health Informatics & Managementmaster'sNH, RI, VT
Literacy & SchoolingdoctoralCT, RI, VT
Marine Science & Technologymaster'sRI, VT
Marine Science & TechnologydoctoralRI, VT
Math & Science Educationdoctoral

CT, ME, NH, RI, VT

Musicmaster'sVT
Nursing (Adult Psychiatric Option Only)master'sNH
NursingPhDME, NH, VT
NursingDNPNH, VT
Peace & Conflict Studiesmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Pharmaceutical SciencedoctoralME, NH, VT
Pharmaceutical Sciencemaster'sME, NH, VT
Physicsmaster'sCT, NH
Physics doctoralVT
Physical TherapydoctoralME, NH
Polymer SciencedoctoralNH, RI, VT
Plastics Engineeringmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Plastics EngineeringdoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Public Healthmaster'sRI, VT
Radiological Sciences & Protectionmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Reading & Language EducationEdSNH, RI
Sound Recording Technologymaster'sCT, ME, VT
Work Environmentmaster'sCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Work EnvironmentdoctoralCT, ME, NH, RI, VT

Qualifying Certificate Programs

Qualifying CertificatesQualifying States
Behavioral Intervention in AutismCT, ME, NH, VT
Biotechnology & BioprocessingVT
Clinical PathologyCT, ME, NH, VT
Commercial Development for Plastics EngineersCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Criminal Justice InformaticsME, NH, RI, VT
Criminal Justice Leadership & Policy DevelopmentME, NH, RI, VT
Diversity in the WorkplaceCT, ME, NH, VT
Domestic ViolenceME, NH, RI, VT
Environmental Risk AssessmentCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Elastomeric MaterialsCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Family StudiesCT, ME, NH, VT
Forensic CriminologyME, NH, RI, VT
Health InformaticsME, NH, RI, VT
Health ManagementME, NH, RI, VT
Health PolicyME, NH, RI, VT
Identification & Control of Ergonomic HazardsCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Job Stress & Healthy Job RedesignCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Materials Sciences & EngineeringVT
Medical Plastics Design & ManufacturingCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Modeling, Simulation & Control of Systems & ProcesssesVT
Nutritional SciencesCT, ME, NH, VT
Peace & Conflict ResolutionCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Plastics DesignCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Plastics Engineering FundamentalsCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Plastics MaterialsCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Plastics ProcessingCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Radiological Health Physics & General Work EnvironmentCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Security StudiesME, NH, RI, VT
Sustainable Polymeric Materials & AdditivesCT, ME, NH, RI, VT
Teaching Children with Moderate DisabilitiesNH, RI