by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMBC was $1,132 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $659 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,862 | $20,376 |
| Fees | $702 | $702 |
education who receive their master’s degree from UMBC make an average of $48,041 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $49,197.
Online degrees for the UMBC education master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMBC Online Learning page.
About 72.0% of the students who received their Master’s in education in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at UMBC in 2019-2020, 24.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 50 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Instructional Media Design | 8 |
| Teaching English or French | 21 |
*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.
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