Dispute Resolution at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you are interested in studying dispute resolution, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dispute Resolution section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Boston Dispute Resolution Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution

UMass Boston Dispute Resolution Rankings

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Dispute Resolution Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dispute resolution majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston Dispute Resolution Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in dispute resolution from UMass Boston. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in dispute resolution each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the dispute resolution master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in dispute resolution.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computational Science
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• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
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• International Studies

Careers That Dispute Resolution Grads May Go Into

A degree in dispute resolution can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Labor Relations Specialists	2,640	$72,500
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	220	$79,880

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.