University of Maryland Global Campus Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at University of Maryland Global Campus. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. 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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from UMGC Cost?

$8,910 Average Tuition and Fees

UMGC Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMGC paid an average of $659 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $480 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,640	$11,862
Fees	$270	$270

Does UMGC Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UMGC offers online option in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.

UMGC Master’s Student Diversity for Education

157 Master's Degrees Awarded

70.7% Women

38.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 157 master’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 70.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.2% of the education master’s degrees at UMGC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	13
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	78
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at UMGC

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	30
Instructional Media Design	42
Educational Assessment	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	37

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.