COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 166629PUBLIC

AMHERST, MA

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$22,383Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate83.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$78,620working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,763completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$78,620
Median earnings 5 years after completion$74,615

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,164
$30,001–48,000$10,456
$48,001–75,000$12,932
$75,001–110,000$18,964
$110,001+$30,793

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion83.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention91.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients19.9%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share46.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,055federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates23,671IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate59.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,763

4,674 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

22 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$123,519 earnings · $23,569 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$100,516 earnings · $23,250 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$97,990 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 207 working graduates$96,999 earnings · $27,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$96,995 earnings · $23,250 debt →Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$93,156 earnings · $23,750 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$92,623 earnings · $22,014 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$90,309 earnings · $29,548 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$88,076 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$86,299 earnings · $23,750 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$83,338 earnings · $23,250 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 255 working graduates$80,434 earnings · $26,000 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 136 working graduates$74,422 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$73,238 earnings · $26,227 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 165 working graduates$72,726 earnings · $27,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$70,916 earnings · $24,385 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 170 working graduates$63,854 earnings · $26,000 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 346 working graduates$63,383 earnings · $29,309 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 219 working graduates$60,891 earnings · $25,125 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$60,726 earnings · $24,865 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$54,215 earnings · $25,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$51,274 earnings · $26,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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