Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Maryland Global Campus

Every liberal arts / sciences and humanities school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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. In 2021, 55 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors received their bachelor's degree from UMGC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

UMGC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
	46
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools	195
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UMGC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

UMGC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a associate's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	130
Black or African American	501
Hispanic or Latino	543
White	893
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	422

UMGC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from UMGC. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMGC also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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
Liberal Arts General Studies	2,567

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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

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.