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An Online University That Meets You Where You Are in Life

Explore our online associate, bachelor's and master's programs

This degree program provides you with a foundation for further undergraduate study at the bachelor&rsquo;s level. You will graduate with a general understanding of written and oral communication, liberal studies, mathematics, history, art, philosophy, social sciences and natural sciences.

This degree program provides you with a foundation for further undergraduate study at the bachelor&#8217;s level. You will graduate with a general understanding of written and oral communication, liberal studies, mathematics, history, art, philosophy, social sciences and natural sciences.

Associate of Arts in General Education

Gain an understanding of business fundamentals through the core curriculum and personalize your degree with individual business electives that suit your professional and personal interests.

Gain an understanding of business fundamentals through the core curriculum and personalize your degree with individual business electives that suit your professional and personal interests.

Bachelor in Business Administration

Prepare to advance your career in accounting. Master the basics of accounting principles, techniques, and practices for a variety of organizations. Study cost analysis and budgeting, accounting information systems, taxation, auditing, and ethics.

Prepare to advance your career in accounting. Master the basics of accounting principles, techniques, and practices for a variety of organizations. Study cost analysis and budgeting, accounting information systems, taxation, auditing, and ethics.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Accounting

Learn how to start and run your own business, from establishing your vision to creating a business plan, securing financing, and leading a team. You&#8217;ll also work one-on-one with an entrepreneur on a project of strategic business importance.

Learn how to start and run your own business, from establishing your vision to creating a business plan, securing financing, and leading a team. You&#8217;ll also work one-on-one with an entrepreneur on a project of strategic business importance.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship

Master business fundamentals and prepare for a career as a financial analyst, advisor, and more. Study financial management and financial institutions, investment, income taxation, financing for small businesses, and international finance.

Master business fundamentals and prepare for a career as a financial analyst, advisor, and more. Study financial management and financial institutions, investment, income taxation, financing for small businesses, and international finance.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Finance

Apply your business skills to healthcare, one of the largest industries in the U.S. Become a well-rounded healthcare leader with practical knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, finance, operations management, and more.

Apply your business skills to healthcare, one of the largest industries in the U.S. Become a well-rounded healthcare leader with practical knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, finance, operations management, and more.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Healthcare Administration

Get ready to advance your HR career. Learn how to improve the workplace and retain top performers. Study topics such as legal issues in HR, compensation and benefits, labor relations, staffing and training, workplace performance, and HR strategy.

Get ready to advance your HR career. Learn how to improve the workplace and retain top performers. Study topics such as legal issues in HR, compensation and benefits, labor relations, staffing and training, workplace performance, and HR strategy.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Human Resources

Combine business studies with information technology. Learn the principles of computer systems, information security, and programming. Examine other topics that may interest you including data management, network management, leadership, and ethics.

Combine business studies with information technology. Learn the principles of computer systems, information security, and programming. Examine other topics that may interest you including data management, network management, leadership, and ethics.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Information Systems Management

Discover how to connect companies to consumers using strategic marketing practices. Learn how to create a marketing research plan and analyze consumer behaviors. Gain the capabilities to develop and promote products that buyers will want.

Discover how to connect companies to consumers using strategic marketing practices. Learn how to create a marketing research plan and analyze consumer behaviors. Gain the capabilities to develop and promote products that buyers will want.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Marketing

Become an effective business leader who guides teams to success. Study organizational development and change, the foundations of leadership, and professional ethics. Prepare to practice what you&#8217;ve learned in a leadership development skills lab.

Become an effective business leader who guides teams to success. Study organizational development and change, the foundations of leadership, and professional ethics. Prepare to practice what you&#8217;ve learned in a leadership development skills lab.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Organizational Leadership

Learn the strategic management of supply chains and how to handle challenges in various industries. Develop an understanding of supply chain capabilities and design, risk management, logistics, project management, supply chain leadership, and more.

Learn the strategic management of supply chains and how to handle challenges in various industries. Develop an understanding of supply chain capabilities and design, risk management, logistics, project management, supply chain leadership, and more.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Supply Chain Systems

Prepare to excel in the workplace with this online degree that spans disciplines. You&#8217;ll study intercultural communication, examine media ethics, develop your professional writing capabilities, and take electives that support your career path.

Prepare to excel in the workplace with this online degree that spans disciplines. You&#8217;ll study intercultural communication, examine media ethics, develop your professional writing capabilities, and take electives that support your career path.

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Studies

Prepare for communication roles in a number of industries including broadcasting, public relations, media, and more. Learn social media strategy, hone your writing skills, and study the intersection of art, technology, and culture.

Prepare for communication roles in a number of industries including broadcasting, public relations, media, and more. Learn social media strategy, hone your writing skills, and study the intersection of art, technology, and culture.

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Studies - Applied Communications

Advance in our modern world with the help of the humanities. You&#8217;ll learn to write and produce for new media, study leadership through literature, explore U.S. and European history, and examine the social and cultural impacts of technology.

Advance in our modern world with the help of the humanities. You&#8217;ll learn to write and produce for new media, study leadership through literature, explore U.S. and European history, and examine the social and cultural impacts of technology.

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Studies - Applied Humanities

Develop the leader in you, no matter your professional background. You&#8217;ll explore ethical leadership, organizational change, and organizational psychology and build valuable public speaking and team-building skills that apply to any industry.

Develop the leader in you, no matter your professional background. You&#8217;ll explore ethical leadership, organizational change, and organizational psychology and build valuable public speaking and team-building skills that apply to any industry.

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Studies - Leadership

Enter the fast-paced world of communications and media with this online bachelor&#8217;s degree. Understand all facets of the industry and become a versatile professional with skills in public speaking, writing, social media, public relations, and more.

Enter the fast-paced world of communications and media with this online bachelor&#8217;s degree. Understand all facets of the industry and become a versatile professional with skills in public speaking, writing, social media, public relations, and more.

Bachelor of Arts in Communications & Media

Build a solid understanding of the law and the U.S. correctional system. Learn from criminal justice experts. Examine contemporary issues and solutions in criminal justice and explore topics such as courts, ethics, homeland security, and policing.

Build a solid understanding of the law and the U.S. correctional system. Learn from criminal justice experts. Examine contemporary issues and solutions in criminal justice and explore topics such as courts, ethics, homeland security, and policing.

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Prepare for a career in legal, business, and government entities. Explore the U.S. legal system and today&#8217;s legal issues from the ground up and develop the communication, critical thinking, and research skills to thrive in a legal environment.

Prepare for a career in legal, business, and government entities. Explore the U.S. legal system and today&#8217;s legal issues from the ground up and develop the communication, critical thinking, and research skills to thrive in a legal environment.

Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies

Focus your studies at the intersection of business and law. You&#8217;ll study the legal side of business transactions, intellectual property, and employment-related legal issues regarding civil rights, occupational safety, and more.

Focus your studies at the intersection of business and law. You&#8217;ll study the legal side of business transactions, intellectual property, and employment-related legal issues regarding civil rights, occupational safety, and more.

Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies - Business Law

Learn the principles of leadership and build skills in communication, ethics, research and analytical thinking, organizational change, team building, and more. Personalize your degree with electives that align with your career goals.

Learn the principles of leadership and build skills in communication, ethics, research and analytical thinking, organizational change, team building, and more. Personalize your degree with electives that align with your career goals.

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership

Hone in on the fundamentals of management and administration to help you advance your career. Your courses will include business topics such as accounting, entrepreneurship, macroeconomics, marketing, and management.

Hone in on the fundamentals of management and administration to help you advance your career. Your courses will include business topics such as accounting, entrepreneurship, macroeconomics, marketing, and management.

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership - Organizational Administration

Help businesses run efficient and sustainable operations. Prepare for supervisory roles in various industries with courses such as supply chain strategies and project management, labor relations, and organizational information systems.

Help businesses run efficient and sustainable operations. Prepare for supervisory roles in various industries with courses such as supply chain strategies and project management, labor relations, and organizational information systems.

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership - Supply Chain Systems

Focus your psychology studies on children, especially those with autism and developmental disabilities. Explore child development, learning, and treatment options.

Focus your psychology studies on children, especially those with autism and developmental disabilities. Explore child development, learning, and treatment options.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Child Psychology

Build a foundation in general psychology. Explore the principles of psychology and craft your degree with electives that examine psychology from various aspects: aging, behavior analysis, family dynamics, media, mental health, personality, and more.

Build a foundation in general psychology. Explore the principles of psychology and craft your degree with electives that examine psychology from various aspects: aging, behavior analysis, family dynamics, media, mental health, personality, and more.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - General Psychology

Learn how to use psychology to address issues in the workplace. Examine topics including career development, coaching, diversity, employee retention, performance feedback, and productivity.

Learn how to use psychology to address issues in the workplace. Examine topics including career development, coaching, diversity, employee retention, performance feedback, and productivity.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Industrial/ Organizational

Prepare for a career in counseling, which requires a graduate degree. You&#8217;ll expand your knowledge base about counseling and explore issues related to aging, community mental health, and family dynamics.

Prepare for a career in counseling, which requires a graduate degree. You&#8217;ll expand your knowledge base about counseling and explore issues related to aging, community mental health, and family dynamics.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Prep for Advanced Study Counseling

Prepare to enter a graduate psychology program and advance your career within the field. You&#8217;ll study human behavior from multiple perspectives and develop an understanding of learning, cognition, personality, and psychological measurement.

Prepare to enter a graduate psychology program and advance your career within the field. You&#8217;ll study human behavior from multiple perspectives and develop an understanding of learning, cognition, personality, and psychological measurement.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Prep for Advanced Study in Psychology

Master IT fundamentals and customize your degree with elective courses in a subject area that supports your professional goals. Courses include data management, information security, software development, systems analysis, and more.

Master IT fundamentals and customize your degree with elective courses in a subject area that supports your professional goals. Courses include data management, information security, software development, systems analysis, and more.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Learn to manage complex IT projects in the public and private sectors. Complete the core bachelor&#8217;s degree requirements and fulfill your electives with courses that explore applied project management, resource management, and risk management.

Learn to manage complex IT projects in the public and private sectors. Complete the core bachelor&#8217;s degree requirements and fulfill your electives with courses that explore applied project management, resource management, and risk management.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Project Management

Solve complex issues in the workplace and guide organizations through change. Explore organizational leadership theory and practice and gain knowledge in areas including diversity, ethics, research, and team development.

Solve complex issues in the workplace and guide organizations through change. Explore organizational leadership theory and practice and gain knowledge in areas including diversity, ethics, research, and team development.

Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership

Gain advanced business knowledge and develop the necessary leadership skills to stand out in the workplace. Study business strategy, data analysis, and team development, and design your MBA with elective courses focused on your career goals.

Gain advanced business knowledge and develop the necessary leadership skills to stand out in the workplace. Study business strategy, data analysis, and team development, and design your MBA with elective courses focused on your career goals.

Master of Business Administration

Develop your accounting expertise and prepare for upper-level accounting roles. Explore contemporary issues in accounting through applied research, examine ethical decision-making using real cases, and build skills in strategic cost management.

Develop your accounting expertise and prepare for upper-level accounting roles. Explore contemporary issues in accounting through applied research, examine ethical decision-making using real cases, and build skills in strategic cost management.

Master of Business Administration - Accounting

Unlock business insights with data and advanced technology. You&#8217;ll explore how data impacts decision-making, use data to identify business opportunities and challenges, and develop the skills to communicate your findings in meaningful ways.

Unlock business insights with data and advanced technology. You&#8217;ll explore how data impacts decision-making, use data to identify business opportunities and challenges, and develop the skills to communicate your findings in meaningful ways.

Master of Business Administration - Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

Prepare to advance your career in global banking and finance. You&#8217;ll gain an understanding of financial reporting, data analytics, leadership principles, international finance, investments, and capital markets to help you realize your career goals.

Prepare to advance your career in global banking and finance. You&#8217;ll gain an understanding of financial reporting, data analytics, leadership principles, international finance, investments, and capital markets to help you realize your career goals.

Master of Business Administration - Finance

Build your expertise in the healthcare field. You&#8217;ll study the foundations of healthcare administration and learn to make ethical management and financial decisions that benefit patients, healthcare professionals, and organizations.

Build your expertise in the healthcare field. You&#8217;ll study the foundations of healthcare administration and learn to make ethical management and financial decisions that benefit patients, healthcare professionals, and organizations.

Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Administration

Help manage and support an organization&#8217;s most important assets&#8212;its people. In this program, you&#8217;ll strengthen your leadership skills and study topics including labor relations, negotiation, rewards, talent management, and workforce planning.

Help manage and support an organization&#8217;s most important assets&#8212;its people. In this program, you&#8217;ll strengthen your leadership skills and study topics including labor relations, negotiation, rewards, talent management, and workforce planning.

Master of Business Administration - Human Resources

Become a marketing expert who can help companies stand out in a competitive landscape. In addition to your MBA core, you&#8217;ll take seminars in marketing research, new product development, advertising and promotion, and international marketing.

Become a marketing expert who can help companies stand out in a competitive landscape. In addition to your MBA core, you&#8217;ll take seminars in marketing research, new product development, advertising and promotion, and international marketing.

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Gain an understanding of business practices to help organizations work at the highest levels. Learn to solve management issues, improve organizational performance, and develop your personal philosophy of leadership to drive sustainable change.

Gain an understanding of business practices to help organizations work at the highest levels. Learn to solve management issues, improve organizational performance, and develop your personal philosophy of leadership to drive sustainable change.

Master of Business Administration - Organizational Leadership

Lead organizations in making data-driven decisions with the help of geographic information systems (GIS). You&#8217;ll build your technical expertise in data collection, analysis, and interpretation and learn how to manage complex GIS projects.

Lead organizations in making data-driven decisions with the help of geographic information systems (GIS). You&#8217;ll build your technical expertise in data collection, analysis, and interpretation and learn how to manage complex GIS projects.

Master of GIS & Data Analytics

Become a leader in human resources who approaches HR as an important part of business strategy. Learn to develop high-performing teams, build partnerships, and create a modern workplace that has the support and strategies that are necessary to excel.

Become a leader in human resources who approaches HR as an important part of business strategy. Learn to develop high-performing teams, build partnerships, and create a modern workplace that has the support and strategies that are necessary to excel.

Master of Science in Human Resources

Degree Programs Made to Get You Workforce Ready

UMass Global meets you wherever you are with online programs designed for busy, working adults. In fact, 91% of our students work while earning their degree. We know how to support you and are committed to your success.
Here&#8217;s what makes UMass Global different:
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<li>Take courses 100% online and study when and where you want, at the pace of your life.</li>
<li>Earn a degree designed by industry experts with employer needs and your career success in mind.</li>
<li>Transfer credits from eligible college coursework and prior career and military experiences to cut the time and tuition required for your degree.</li>
<li>Work 1-on-1 with a dedicated Student Success Manager to streamline your experience as an online student—from submitting your application and mapping out your degree plan to taking advantage of student resources and preparing for graduation.</li>
<li>Choose from six start dates for maximum flexibility.</li>
</ul>

Why UMass Global?

An Online Education Created to Support Your Needs as a Working Adult

Over 90 percent of our students work while pursuing their program or degree. They&#8217;re looking to change their careers and lives through education. To address their needs, our coursework is designed to have the maximum relevance in the workplace. Skills you&#8217;ll learn will be immediately applicable to your career.
To maintain career-focused curriculum, our UMass Global faculty is a diverse group of scholar-practitioners who work in their fields of expertise in addition to teaching. This unique relationship allows them to share insights into the future of their industries, along with understanding the skills and mindset needed for their students to succeed in them.

Employer-Aligned Curriculum

Our Coursework Is Designed to Advance Your Career

This isn&#8217;t education for education’s sake — our adult learners are looking to change their lives through education. Our support staff is dedicated to helping you do so. We are with you through every stage in the journey.
From your initial application to graduation and beyond, UMass Global is focused on your success.
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<li>Coaching for Future Students &#8211; Every potential student is paired with a Student Success Manager who provides guidance and personalized support through the admissions process.</li>
<li>One Stop for Financial Advice &#8211; Our One Stop Specialist helps admitted students with questions about tuition, financial aid, scholarships and grants, fees, the FAFSA application, even ordering textbooks.</li>
<li>Keeping Current Students on Track &#8211; Your dedicated Student Success Manager also helps you develop a personalized education plan based on your career goals and available time for school.</li>
<li>Accessible Education Services &#8211; The Office of Accessible Education (OAE) is committed to ensuring equal educational access and opportunity for all members of our academic community.</li>
<li>Career Development &#8211; UMass Global&#8217;s Career Development Center provides a comprehensive suite of resources to assist UMass Global students and alumni in managing and reaching their career goals.</li>
<li>Center for Instructional Innovation &#8211; Through faculty expertise and ongoing professional development, UMass Global offers high-quality resources to adult learners such as tutoring services, tech support, and technology training.</li>
</ul>

Dedicated Support Services

We’re Here for You — Wherever You Are in Life

Because we are a nonprofit, private university, at UMass Global our focus is on our students, not the bottom line. We&#8217;re committed to improving the lives of our adult learners through education. But this isn’t some pie-in-the-sky statement — it&#8217;s reality. We have the statistics to illustrate our student success.*
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<li>High Graduation Rate &#8211; Within eight years, 72% of UMass Global full-time students graduate and 59% of overall students (part- and full-time) graduate.</li>
<li>Most Students Work While Studying &#8211; 91% of students are employed while completing a program, emphasizing that UMass Global understands the needs of students juggling education, work, and family life.</li>
<li>Low Student Loan Default Rate &#8211; Our student loan default rate is 48% lower than the national average, illustrating the fact that our working students use their new degrees or certificates to their advantage, progressing in their jobs and their ability to repay their student loans.‡</li>
<li>Outstanding Referral Rate &#8211; We take great pride in the fact that 91% of our alumni say they would recommend UMass Global to a friend, family member, or colleague.</li>
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Proven Results

The Numbers Show Our Commitment to Your Future

As a private, nonprofit institution, we focus our efforts on providing quality academic programs for working adults, complete with all the support services necessary to ensure their success. We are committed to providing an accessible experience and are here to help you explore all aid options like employer reimbursement, military and veteran benefits and scholarships.
UMass Global puts education excellence within your reach:
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<li>24% of undergraduates received a Pell Grant.†</li>
<li>34% of UMass Global undergraduate students qualified for and received federal student loans.†</li>
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tuition &amp; aid

UMass Global Brings Value

&#8220;I really needed something that a single special needs mom that was flexible, and that was affordable&#8230;There&#8217;s always a better future. We can go forth and make a difference.&#8221;
Anna M. 
UMass Global Graduate

STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES

&#8220;Within two years, after going back to school I was recognized and I received a 2018 non-commission officer of the year award&#8230;And that was all, I feel because of my education.&#8221;
Jorge H. 
UMass Global Graduate

&#8220;Education has always been an important thing in my life. I am the only member of my family to get a bachelor&#8217;s degree let alone two masters.&#8221;
Leonard W. 
UMass Global Graduate

&#8220;I think that by having this opportunity I have expanded the possibilities for my entire family for generations to come, not just for myself.&#8221;
Monica T. 
UMass Global Graduate

What Our Students Are Saying About UMass Global

University of Massachusetts Global is accredited by the <a href="https://www.wscuc.org/institutions/umass-global/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)</a>. The WASC Senior College and University Commission is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as certifying institutional eligibility for federal funding in a number of programs, including student access to federal financial aid. All programs offered by University of Massachusetts Global are encompassed by this regional accreditation.