University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate Programs

University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The suburban atmosphere of Adelphi makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

University of Maryland Global Campus Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMGC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMGC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#22	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#23	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#118	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#169	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Maryland Global Campus?

Contact details for UMGC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3501 University Blvd East, Adelphi, MD 20783-8010
Phone:	301-985-7000
Website:	www.umuc.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UMUC
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/umuc

University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,446 graduate students at UMGC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Global Campus graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	795
Black or African American	4,267
Hispanic or Latino	908
White	3,601
International Students	302
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,573

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Global Campus. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Global Campus

In 2019-2020, 53,917 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMGC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMGC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at University of Maryland Global Campus was $8,514 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $12,132. The following table shows how UMGC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#1	#1
Biotechnology	#1	#1
International Business	#1	#7
Information Science	#1	#1
Educational Assessment	#4	#4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#7	#13
Information Technology	#7	#16
Public Health	#7	#13
Instructional Media Design	#10	#28
Human Resource Management	#12	#39
Computer Information Systems	#12	#18
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#12	#24
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#12	#21
Accounting	#13	#39
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#13	#19
Management Information Systems	#16	#22
Health Professions	#21	#43
Educational Administration	#24	#39

Online Growth Rankings of UMGC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Global Campus was 2.6%. This is the #420 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UMGC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMGC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMGC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Biotechnology	#7
International Business	#19
Educational Assessment	#19
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#45
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#54
Management Information Systems	#57
Information Science	#88
Public Health	#104
Computer Information Systems	#106
Information Technology	#145
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#145
Instructional Media Design	#148
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#175
Human Resource Management	#177
Accounting	#178
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#194
Computer & Information Sciences	#252
Educational Administration	#264
Education	#476
Health Professions	#497

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	80	2,081	0	2,161
Information Technology	149	808	0	957
Information Science	24	462	0	486
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	104	83	0	187
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8	149	0	157
Accounting	2	143	0	145
Biotechnology	6	130	0	136
Educational Assessment	23	40	0	63
Public Health	0	61	0	61
General Business/Commerce	0	0	54	54
Human Resource Management	49	0	0	49
Instructional Media Design	9	38	0	47
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	28	0	28
Educational Administration	0	18	0	18
Management Information Systems	12	0	0	12
International Business	0	1	0	1
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	466	4,042	54	4,562

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
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.