Nursing at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 248 of them were nursing majors.

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

UMGC Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

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.

UMGC does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UMGC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	970

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UMGC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $78,682. This is 25% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 248 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UMGC in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	108
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

UMGC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Nurse Practitioners	3,710	$115,060
Nursing Instructors and Professors	870	$92,980
Nurse Anesthetists	290	$191,160

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
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.