Overview

College of Nursing / College of Nursing is located in Amherst, MA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Public health nurse leader
Master of Science (MS)	Clinical nurse leader
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Family nurse practitioner

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	17

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

125

Applied

107

Accepted

77

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

274

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.3%
Black or African American	15.69%
White or Caucasian	64%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.73%
Unknown	6.2%

Gender

Male (12%)

Female (87%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 20

Part-time - 0

Male (1)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health of older adults and their caretakers, mental health of individuals and families, health of children and adolescents, power and decision-making, transcultural health
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 181 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA  1003
United States

Contact Dr. Stephen J. Cavanagh
Dean
Email: dean@nursing.umass.edu
Phone: 413-545-2703
Fax: 413-577-2550

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