Academics at Mount St. Mary’s University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Mount St. Mary’s University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Mount St. Mary’s University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 12 students per faculty member, Mount St. Mary’s University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Mount St. Mary’s University employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Mount St. Mary’s University offers 37 majors with reported completions across 20 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Mount St. Mary’s University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Mount St. Mary’s University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Mount St. Mary’s University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Mount St. Mary’s University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 942 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (71% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Mount St. Mary’s University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Mount St. Mary’s University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Mount St. Mary’s University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Mount St. Mary’s University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Mount St. Mary’s University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Mount St. Mary’s University — the schools accreditation and what it means