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 Program | Degree | Qualifying State |
Applied Physics | master's | CT, NH |
Applied Psychology & Prevention | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Autism Studies | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Business Administration | doctoral | ME, NH, VT |
Business Analytics & Project Management | master's | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Chemical Engineering | master's | VT |
Clinical Laboratory Science | master's | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Community Social Psychology | master's | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Criminal Justice/Justice Administration | master's | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Criminal Justice | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Energy Engineering | master's | CT, ME, VT |
Engineering Management | master's | CT, NH, RI, VT |
Environmental Studies | master's | CT, NH |
Finance | master's | CT, NH, VT |
Global Studies | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Global Studies | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Health Informatics & Management | master's | NH, RI, VT |
Literacy & Schooling | doctoral | CT, RI, VT |
Marine Science & Technology | master's | RI, VT |
Marine Science & Technology | doctoral | RI, VT |
Math & Science Education | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Music | master's | VT |
Nursing (Adult Psychiatric Option Only) | master's | NH |
Nursing | PhD | ME, NH, VT |
Nursing | DNP | NH, VT |
Peace & Conflict Studies | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Pharmaceutical Science | doctoral | ME, NH, VT |
Pharmaceutical Science | master's | ME, NH, VT |
Physics | master's | CT, NH |
Physics | doctoral | VT |
Physical Therapy | doctoral | ME, NH |
Polymer Science | doctoral | NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Engineering | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Engineering | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Public Health | master's | RI, VT |
Radiological Sciences & Protection | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Reading & Language Education | EdS | NH, RI |
Sound Recording Technology | master's | CT, ME, VT |
Work Environment | master's | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Work Environment | doctoral | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Qualifying Certificate Programs
Qualifying Certificates | Qualifying States |
Behavioral Intervention in Autism | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Biotechnology & Bioprocessing | VT |
Clinical Pathology | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Commercial Development for Plastics Engineers | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Criminal Justice Informatics | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Criminal Justice Leadership & Policy Development | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Diversity in the Workplace | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Domestic Violence | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Environmental Risk Assessment | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Elastomeric Materials | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Family Studies | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Forensic Criminology | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Health Informatics | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Health Management | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Health Policy | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Identification & Control of Ergonomic Hazards | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Job Stress & Healthy Job Redesign | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Materials Sciences & Engineering | VT |
Medical Plastics Design & Manufacturing | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Modeling, Simulation & Control of Systems & Processses | VT |
Nutritional Sciences | CT, ME, NH, VT |
Peace & Conflict Resolution | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Design | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Engineering Fundamentals | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Materials | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Plastics Processing | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Radiological Health Physics & General Work Environment | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Security Studies | ME, NH, RI, VT |
Sustainable Polymeric Materials & Additives | CT, ME, NH, RI, VT |
Teaching Children with Moderate Disabilities | NH, RI |