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University of Maryland Global Campus Overview

Located in Adelphi, Maryland, University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution. Adelphi is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is University of Maryland Global Campus Known For?

9,020 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at UMGC is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 6% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMGC makes roughly $51,200 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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University of Maryland Global Campus Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, UMGC is ranked #369 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 39 schools in Maryland.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UMGC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#14 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMGC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMGC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#13 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#14 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#17 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#17 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#18 Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools Business Degree Central
#100 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Maryland Global Campus?

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Contact details for UMGC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3501 University Blvd East, Adelphi, MD 20783-8010
Phone: 301-985-7000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UMUC
Twitter: http://twitter.com/umuc

How Do I Get Into UMGC?

You can apply to UMGC online at: www.umgc.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply.cfm

As long as you submit the requested materials to University of Maryland Global Campus when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford University of Maryland Global Campus?

27% Take Out Loans
6.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMGC, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $6,996 a year. That adds up to $27,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMGC is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,425 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 47,080 undergraduate students at UMGC, with 10,425 being full-time and 36,655 being part-time.

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There are also 11,446 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,425 full-time undergraduates at UMGC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Global Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 568
Black or African American 2,680
Hispanic or Latino 1,417
White 4,089
International Students 136
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,535

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Global Campus. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Global Campus

49,026 Took All Classes Online
53,917 Took At Least One Class Online
2.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 32 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UMGC. In 2019-2020, 53,917 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMGC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMGC Rankings

The following table shows how UMGC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #1 #1
Biotechnology #1 #1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) #1 #1
Other Public Administration #1 #1
Public Administration #1 #27
Fire Protection #1 #1
International Business #1 #7
Graphic Communications #1 #1
Gerontology #1 #4
Communications Technologies & Support #1 #1
Information Science #1 #1
Public Health #4 #4
History #4 #22
History #4 #22
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #4 #13
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #4 #4
Educational Assessment #4 #7
Area Studies #4 #4
Natural Resources Conservation #7 #10
Non-Professional General Legal Studies #7 #13
Legal Professions #7 #13
Teacher Education Grade Specific #7 #13
English Language & Literature #7 #22
General English Literature #7 #25
Public Administration & Social Service #7 #28
Communication & Media Studies #7 #37
General Sales & Marketing #7 #10
Health & Medical Administrative Services #7 #42
Communication & Journalism #10 #31
General Social Sciences #10 #22
Political Science & Government #10 #12
Management Information Systems #10 #28
Instructional Media Design #10 #19
Information Technology #10 #13
Natural Resources & Conservation #10 #13
Criminal Justice & Corrections #10 #25
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #10 #25
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #10 #21
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #13 #22
Finance & Financial Management #18 #30
General Psychology #19 #52
Educational Administration #19 #30
Marketing #22 #43
Psychology #25 #58
Human Resource Management #25 #72
Liberal Arts General Studies #25 #55
Accounting #25 #67
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #25 #55
Computer Information Systems #28 #54
Health Professions #31 #51
Nursing #36 #69

Online Growth Rankings of UMGC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Global Campus was 2.6%. This is the #822 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UMGC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMGC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 4%
Area Studies 21%
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 18%
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 15%
Biotechnology 17%
Education 18%
Educational Administration 6%
Educational Assessment 47%
English Language & Literature 15%
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 31%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 30%
General English Literature 15%
General Psychology 11%
General Social Sciences 7%
Gerontology 24%
Health Professions 3%
History 8%
History 8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 1%
Human Resource Management 4%
Information Science 8%
International Business 40%
Legal Professions 9%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 14%
Liberal Arts General Studies 14%
Management Information Systems 22%
Marketing 8%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 24%
Natural Resources & Conservation 7%
Natural Resources Conservation 7%
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 9%
Nursing 23%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 25%
Other Public Administration 50%
Political Science & Government 14%
Psychology 11%
Public Administration 13%
Public Administration & Social Service 17%
Public Health 31%
Romance Languages 20%
Social Sciences 9%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMGC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMGC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) #1
Area Studies #8
Biotechnology #10
Other Public Administration #13
Gerontology #13
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) #14
Educational Assessment #19
Romance Languages #21
Graphic Communications #24
Non-Professional General Legal Studies #31
Communications Technologies & Support #35
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #36
Natural Resources Conservation #36
Natural Resources & Conservation #52
Political Science & Government #55
General Sales & Marketing #59
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #60
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #62
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #68
General Social Sciences #72
Fire Protection #78
History #88
History #88
General English Literature #99
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #104
Communication & Media Studies #110
International Business #114
Information Science #123
Management Information Systems #143
Public Health #146
Instructional Media Design #148
Finance & Financial Management #152
Public Administration #153
Legal Professions #164
English Language & Literature #168
General Psychology #184
Communication & Journalism #186
Marketing #240
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #252
Psychology #262
Social Sciences #265
Educational Administration #282
Human Resource Management #291
Public Administration & Social Service #298
Nursing #302
Information Technology #315
Computer Information Systems #342
Teacher Education Grade Specific #351

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 102 1,116 55 2,022 0 3,295
Information Science 0 80 1,478 23 513 0 2,094
Liberal Arts General Studies 1,998 0 51 0 0 0 2,049
Information Technology 0 0 348 132 821 0 1,301
Human Resource Management 0 84 419 56 0 0 559
Computer Information Systems 0 10 483 1 0 0 494
General Psychology 0 0 492 0 0 0 492
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 196 4 196 0 396
Accounting 0 30 224 0 116 0 370
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 321 0 0 0 321
Nursing 0 0 244 0 0 0 244
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 35 0 100 92 0 227
General Social Sciences 0 0 166 0 0 0 166
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 152 0 0 0 152
Biotechnology 0 0 0 6 137 0 143
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 121 0 0 0 121
History 0 0 116 0 0 0 116
General English Literature 0 0 105 0 0 0 105
Political Science & Government 0 0 99 0 0 0 99
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 87 0 0 0 87
Public Administration 0 0 80 0 0 0 80
Marketing 0 0 79 0 0 0 79
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 70 0 0 0 0 70
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 70 0 0 0 70
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 16 48 0 64
Public Health 0 0 0 1 63 0 64
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 56 56
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 11 42 0 53
Graphic Communications 0 0 52 0 0 0 52
Area Studies 0 0 38 0 0 0 38
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 37 0 37
Educational Administration 0 0 0 2 30 0 32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Gerontology 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 15 3 0 18
Romance Languages 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Other Public Administration 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
International Business 0 0 2 0 3 0 5
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Fire Protection 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 1,998 421 6,601 422 4,123 56 13,621

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.

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