About the University of Massachusetts Boston
A high quality education, top-notch faculty, a dynamic learning environment, and an academic reputation respected far and wide—that’s some of what UMass Boston can offer you.
The University is made up of six colleges: the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Mathematics, the College of Management, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Public and Community Service, and the Graduate College of Education, plus the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, and the Division of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education. Over 90 fields of study offer programs leading to the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as professional certificate programs.
The University fosters and cultivates excellence where the spirit of research reaches directly to the teaching of undergraduate students.
Located on a peninsula in Boston Harbor, the University is a commuter campus. A free computerized Housing Referral Service is available to assist students with finding rental property and/or a roommate in any of a number of nearby communities. Accessible by public transportation on the Red Line of the MBTA, the campus also has parking available for those wishing to drive.