University of Massachusetts - Boston Nursing Programs

University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Massachusetts - Boston?

Contact details for UMass Boston are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone:	617-287-5000
Website:	www.umb.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/umassboston
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/umassboston

How Do I Get Into UMass Boston?

You can apply to UMass Boston online at: www.umb.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for UMass Boston

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMass Boston?

UMass Boston has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to UMass Boston submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

UMass Boston received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Massachusetts - Boston?

The overall average net price of UMass Boston is $43,899. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMass Boston, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,819 a year. That adds up to $23,276 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Massachusetts - Boston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,714 undergraduate students at UMass Boston, with 10,017 being full-time and 2,697 being part-time.

There are also 3,450 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,017 full-time undergraduates at UMass Boston, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts - Boston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,473
Black or African American	1,541
Hispanic or Latino	1,644
White	3,331
International Students	1,269
Other Races/Ethnicities	759

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts - Boston. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at UMass Boston. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Massachusetts - Boston

There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 7 master’s degree programs available online at UMass Boston. In 2017-2018, 3,287 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMass Boston has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UMass Boston

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Massachusetts - Boston was -12.1%. This is the #1,816 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMass Boston regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMass Boston majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing	3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMass Boston ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMass Boston.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nursing Practice	#89
Registered Nursing	#438

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Massachusetts - Boston Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing Science	169	0	60	8	237
Registered Nursing	117	0	0	0	117
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	61	0	0	61
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	0	8	0	0	8
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	7	7
TOTAL	286	69	60	15	430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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