by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #120 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 15% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, UMGC is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
UMGC also ranked #4 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UMGC came in at #176.
UMGC also ranked #3 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Maryland.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 54.7% of the total graduate students at UMGC are women and 45.3% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 56.1% of the graduate student population at UMGC. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.6% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,072 | $11,862 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
Master's degree recipients from UMGC earn an average salary of $72,667 during the early years of their career. That's about 24% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of 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.umgc.edu/ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93.7% of the graduate students at UMGC took at least one online course. Approximately 92.7% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 54 |
Footnotes
*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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