Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if University of Maryland Global Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 808 students received their master's degree in IT.

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

UMGC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMGC does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMGC Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of IT master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	299
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	244
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Related Majors

• Information Science

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer User Support Specialists	10,620	$54,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.