UMass Boston

Software for Faculty & Staff

The University of Massachusetts has licensed many popular software titles and made them available free or at a nominal cost for faculty and staff. 

To purchase most of these applications visit https://umb.onthehub.com/

Software purchases on On the Hub can be made with university departmental “SpeedType codes”, credit card, or PayPal. 

Software Listing

Microsoft Office | Visio | Project | Windows 10 | Stata 18 | SPSS 30 | AMOS 29 | Matlab | Mathematica | SAS 9.4 | NVivo | Atlas.ti | MAXQDA | Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | Adobe Creative Cloud | Autodesk | VMWare | Schrodinger | PyMOL | Qualtrics | Read&Write Gold

 

Office 2019 and Office 365

Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and more.
Note Microsoft Access is exclusive to Windows.

Visio

Transform the way you use and visualize data so you can bring your best ideas to life.

Visio is free for educators and students through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching. Email ITServiceDesk@umb.edu for instructions.

For all other other users, Visio can be purchased directly from GovConnection.com or via our BuyWays System. Once the desired application is purchased, send the proof of purchase to ITServiceDesk@umb.edu. You will receive a link to download the application.

Project

Tackle anything from small projects to large initiatives with this powerful, easy-to-use app.

Project is free for educators and students through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching. Email ITServiceDesk@umb.edu for instructions.

For all other other users, Project can be purchased directly from GovConnection.com or via our BuyWays System. Once the desired application is purchased, send the proof of purchase to ITServiceDesk@umb.edu. You will receive a link to download the application.

Windows 10 Enterprise

Microsoft's flagship operating system.

STATA 18

Fast. Accurate. Easy to use. Stata is a complete, integrated software package that provides all your data science needs—data manipulation, visualization, statistics, and automated reporting.

$30 for yearly rental of license (expires 8/1/25). STATA can only be installed on university-owned computers.

SPSS 30

IBM® SPSS® Statistics is a powerful statistical software platform. It offers a user-friendly interface and a robust set of features that lets your organization quickly extract actionable insights from your data.

$30 for yearly rental of license (expires 7/31/25). SPSS can only be installed on university-owned computers and for teaching, learning, and academic research. A separate license for personally-owned computers is available. Please email ITServiceDesk@umb.edu for details. Personal licenses also availble through onthehub.com.

AMOS 29

Deepen your analysis with structural equation modeling.

$30 for yearly rental of license (expires 7/31/25). AMOS can only be installed on university-owned computers.

MATLAB + Simulink + 16  Toolboxes

MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.

Mathematica

Mathematica is a software package which is ideal for communicating scientific ideas, whether this is visualization of a concept in an intro-level course, or creating a simulation of a new idea related to research.

SAS 9.4 Workstation for Windows

State-of-the-art analytics is essential for teaching and academic research in this age of technology. That's why SAS offers th a bundle of SAS® analytical software – at a substantial discount to the academic community.

$25 for yearly rental of license (expires 6/30/25). SAS can only be installed on Windows computers.

NVivo

Our world is exploding with data – text, videos, social media and more. Making sense of it without the right research tools is like looking for a needle in a haystack. See the big picture fast with NVivo – the most powerful software for gaining richer insights from qualitative and mixed-methods data.

Atlas.ti

ATLAS.ti helps you uncover actionable insights with intuitive and automatic research tools powered by the latest AI and machine learning algorithms with best-in-class technology. Built for every need: from basic analysis tasks to the most in-depth research projects.

Contact Research Computing (it-rc@umb.edu) to request an activation code and download link. Note that we have limited licenses and may not be able to fulfill your request. Student licenses are available at here.

MAXQDA

MAXQDA is a software program designed for computer-assisted qualitative and mixed methods data, text and multimedia analysis in academic, scientific, and business institutions. 

  • More about MAXQDA
  • Contact Research Computing (it-rc@umb.edu) to request an activation code and download link. Note that we have limited licenses and may not be able to fulfill your request. 

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Create and edit PDF files.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Use Adobe Creative Cloud to install Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, After Effects, Premiere, and more.

$15 for yearly rental of license

Autodesk

UMass Boston professors and students can access Autodesk software, including Inventor Professional, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, and Maya, for personal and educational use. The Autodesk program includes free teaching and learning resources.

VMWare Workstation and VMWare Fusion

We do not carry VMWare. However the basic version is available for free through their web site.

VMWare Full Version

If you need the full version of VMWare, you can purchase it through their web store:

$119 for a perpetual license, $59 for upgrades.

Schrodinger

Schrödinger’s Suite is a software package that can be used for lead discovery and lead optimization in the context of drug discovery; atomic-scale simulation of chemical systems; modeling biologics, antibodies, and proteins; and production of stunning high-performance molecular graphics for communicating structural results.

Also available for Linux

PyMOL

PyMOL is a cross-platform molecular graphic tool and has been widely used for 3D visualization of macromolecules. The utilities of PyMOL have been extensively enhanced by various plugins, including macromolecular analysis, homology modeling, protein–ligand docking, pharmacophore modeling, VS, and MD simulations. These features facilitate PyMOL as a platform for modern computational drug design.

Qualtrics

Qualtrics is a web-based survey software available to any UMass Boston faculty, staff or student for free.

Read & Write Gold

Read and Write GOLD is the world's leading literacy support software designed to assist users of all ages who require extra assistance when reading or composing text.

More information on Read&Write Gold

 

 

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