The University of Massachusetts Boston was established in 1964 to provide the opportunity for superior education at moderate cost to the people of greater
Boston. It is located on Columbia Point peninsula, surrounded by Boston Harbor, on a 175-acre campus which it shares with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
UMass Boston enrolls over 13,000 students and boasts a distinguished faculty of more than 800. In addition to awarding bachelor's degrees (BA and BS), UMass Boston also awards certificates and recognizes programs of study at the undergraduate level. Graduate programs include doctoral (Ph.D and Ed.D), master's (MA and MS) and Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study.
