For balancing big ambitions with busy schedules—learn online at your pace with UMass Boston.
UMass Boston offers more than 30 self-paced online and hybrid programs. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or make the leap to a new one, our online and hybrid programs can make your aspirations achievable. What motivates you?
- Affordability. UMass Boston tuition rates are among the lowest in the field. A hybrid program costs roughly half the price of the equivalent from a private university if you live in Massachusetts. New England residents may receive a tuition break of up to $12,000.
- Flexibility. Online programs are designed for working professionals, with coursework you complete at your own pace. Hybrid programs include in-person sessions that meet as little as once a week in the evening.
- Opportunity. Access our connections with hundreds of companies and organizations based in the Boston Area. Expand your network.
- Diversity. Join a learning community among the most diverse in the U.S., with a large percentage of peers who identify as BIPOC, and an academic focus on equity.
UMass Boston offers more than 30 self-paced online and hybrid programs. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or make the leap to a new one, our online and hybrid programs can make your aspirations achievable. What motivates you?
- Affordability. UMass Boston tuition rates are among the lowest in the field. A hybrid program costs roughly half the price of the equivalent from a private university if you live in Massachusetts. New England residents may receive a tuition break of up to $12,000.
- Flexibility. Online programs are designed for working professionals, with coursework you complete at your own pace. Hybrid programs include in-person sessions that meet as little as once a week in the evening.
- Opportunity. Access our connections with hundreds of companies and organizations based in the Boston Area. Expand your network.
- Diversity. Join a learning community among the most diverse in the U.S., with a large percentage of peers who identify as BIPOC, and an academic focus on equity.
Explore Programs
Undergraduate - Nursing
Make the leap to a new career in nursing with or level-up your nursing career with a bachelor's degree.
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) (hybrid)
- RN-BS (online)
Undergraduate - Public Policy
Graduate - Business
Advance your business career with an innovative degree or certificate from UMass Boston's AACSB-accredited business school.
- Business Administration - MBA (online, hybrid, or in-person)
- Business Analytics Certificate (online)
- Business Analytics MS (hybrid)
- Cybersecurity Certificate (online)
Graduate - Education & Counseling
Ready to level-up your education career? We offer programs for people who want to work toward licensure in teaching, counseling, vision studies, and instructional design.
- Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Certificate (online)
- Autism Endorsement Certificate (online)
- Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment Certificate (online)
- Counseling MEd (online)
- Critical & Creative Thinking Certificate (online)
- Critical & Creative Thinking MA (online)
- Instructional & Learning Design Certificate (online)
- Instructional Design MEd (online)
- Instructional Technology Design Certificate (online)
- Mental Health Counseling MS (online)
- Orientation & Mobility Certificate (online)
- Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate (online)
- Rehabilitation Counseling MS (online)
- Special Education Certificate (hybrid)
- Special Education MEd (hybrid)
- Transition Leadership Certificate (online)
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Certificate (online)
- Vision Studies MEd (online)
Graduate - History & Language
Explore programs in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Learn how to analyze and interpret information effectively, and become a better communicator and creative problem solver.
- Applied Linguistics MA (online)
- History MA (online)
Graduate - Nursing & Health
Further your nursing career with our programs focused on health equity, social justice, and population-based health.
- Nurse Educator Certificate (online)
- Nursing DNP (online)
- Nursing MS (hybrid)
- Nursing Post-Master's Certificate (online)
Graduate - Policy & Global Studies
Become part of the next generation of policymakers, decision makers, and leaders working to effect change in local and global communities.
- Conflict Resolution Certificate (online)
- Gender, Leadership & Public Policy Certificate (online)
- Gerontology Certificate (online)
- Gerontology: Management of Aging Services MS (online)
- Public Administration MPA: Gender, Leadership & Public Policy Track (hybrid)
An accessible degree at an incredible value.
- Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC), and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).
- 36 fully online and hybrid programs offered.
- Many graduate programs waive GRE/GMAT requirements.
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