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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at University of Maryland Global Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UMGC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMGC offers distance education options for computer & information sciences at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UMGC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	208
Black or African American	738
Hispanic or Latino	332
White	1,125
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	477

UMGC Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

32% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

In the computer & information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	126
Black or African American	521
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	311
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	152

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	2,212
Information Technology	1,279
Computer Information Systems	534

Communications Technologies & Support

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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