Top Ranked Programs
University of Massachusetts-Amherst's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 14% of graduates, followed by Social Sciences at 10% and Engineering at 7%. That business-heavy concentration shapes the institution's overall earnings profile: the largest programs by cohort size — Psychology, General (547 graduates), Computer Science (391 graduates), and Economics (353 graduates) — span applied-professional and quantitative fields that feed directly into regional and national labor markets. Computer Science combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it the single program that contributes most to the institution's aggregate return. The strongest national rankings cluster in quantitative and applied fields. Azimuth ranks Computer Science #49 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $123,519. Azimuth ranks Finance #34 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $96,995 from a cohort of 289. Azimuth ranks Business Administration #28 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $92,623. Biology, General and Interdisciplinary Studies round out the largest programs, graduating 317 and 316 students respectively, with median four-year earnings of $72,726 and $63,383. Several of University of Massachusetts-Amherst's highest-earning programs — particularly Computer Science, Mathematics (median earnings $83,338), and Economics (median earnings $80,434) — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly. Programs in biology and social sciences are more likely grad-school-dependent, where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. Across 65 programs serving roughly 6,814 students annually, 44 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold.