Graduate Programs at University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Graduate School Overview

University of Maryland-Baltimore County (referred to as UMBC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Baltimore, MD.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1966 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UMBC Directory Information
School Name	University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC)
Address	1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone	410-455-1000
Web	https://umbc.edu
Online Application	https://undergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/index.php
Financial Info	https://financialaid.umbc.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UMBC is $15,840 for Maryland residents and $25,146 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,366 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,991 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 168 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$25,146 $15,840 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	3,366
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	168 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UMBC is $15,840 for Maryland residents and $25,146 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $699 for Maryland residents and $1,201 for out-of-state students.

UMBC offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Maryland Residents	$15,840
Out-of-State	$25,146
Tuition per Credit Hour
Maryland Residents	$699
Out-of-State	$1,201

UMBC offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Maryland-Baltimore County is $15,840 for Maryland residents and $25,146 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.33% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,520	$2,448	$19,782	$2,448
2019-2020	$11,862	$2,520	$20,376	$2,520
2020-2021	$11,862	$702	$20,376	$702
2021-2022	$12,222	$2,592	$20,988	$2,592
2022-2023	$12,582	$2,718	$21,618	$2,718
2023-2024	$12,960	$2,880	$22,266	$2,880

The graduate school tuition & fees of UMBC is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,897 (public) / $18,688 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	$15,840	$25,146
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,836	$18,908
Public	$12,834	$19,897
Private	$18,688

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,936 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UMBC.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.20% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,638. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.99% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,046	$3,034	$14,206	$3,922
2019-2020	$12,350	$3,052	$14,422	$3,952
2020-2021	$12,616	$3,482	$14,614	$3,482
2021-2022	$12,600	$3,166	$14,736	$4,100
2022-2023	$13,378	$3,211	$15,466	$4,380
2023-2024	$14,204	$3,414	$15,906	$4,732

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $724 for Maryland residents and $1,241 for other students at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.33% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Maryland Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$640	$1,099
2019-2020	$659	$1,132
2020-2021	$659	$1,132
2021-2022	$679	$1,166
2022-2023	$699	$1,201
2023-2024	$724	$1,241

Graduate Programs at UMBC

University of Maryland-Baltimore County offers 81 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 983 students have completed their study at University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Offered Degrees at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	3	687
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	24	0	103
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	3	188
Post Master's Degree	1	1	5
Total	81	7	983

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Maryland-Baltimore County by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program with 82 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program with 232 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Computer Science program with 13 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	82	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	28	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	21	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	18	-
Mechanical Engineering	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	232	$69,900
Information Science/Studies	✕	116	$70,300
Education	✕	66	$47,800
Computer Science	✕	36	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	31	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	13	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	12	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	9	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	7	-

University of Maryland-Baltimore County offers 81 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 983 students have completed their graduate studies.

687 students have earned/completed Master's program.
188 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	152 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	116	$70,300
Computer Science	✕	36	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	110 completers	$47,800
Education	✕	66	$47,800
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	31	-
Engineering [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	8	-
Computer Engineering	✕	6	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	10	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	15	-
Systems Engineering	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	29	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Biochemistry	✕	1	-
Molecular Biology	✕	16	-
Toxicology	✕	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	3	-
Statistics	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	238 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	232	$69,900
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Ethics	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Physics (other)	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	16	-
Human Services [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	10	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	3	-
Geography	✕	5	-
Sociology	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	3	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
	Total	687

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	11	-
Computer Science	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	6	-
Computer Engineering	✕	5	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	2	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	5	-
Biochemistry	✕	1	-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology	✕	-	-
Toxicology	✕	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	-	-
Neuroscience	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	7	-
Statistics	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Physics (other)	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	2	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	12	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geography	✕	-	-
	Total	103

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	49 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	21	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	28	-
Engineering [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	11	-
Systems Engineering	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	82	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	188

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at UMBC

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,366 students enrolled into University of Maryland-Baltimore County graduate schools where it has total 13,991 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,215 full-time and 1,151 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,770 male and 1,596 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,366	1,770	1,596
Full-time	2,215	1,216	999
Part-tme	1,151	554	597

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 835 White (24.81%), 317 Black/African American (9.42%), 122 Hispanic (3.62%), 225 Asian (6.68%), and 1,867 students with other races. 1,738 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,366	1,770	1,596
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	225	106	119
Black/African American	317	123	194
Hispanic	122	44	78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	835	419	416
Two More	56	26	30
Un-Known	70	29	41
Non-resident Alien	1,738	1,020	718

University of Maryland-Baltimore County offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 728 graduate students (21.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,607 graduate students (47.74% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,366
Enrolled Online Exclusively	728
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,607
Not in Online Courses	1,031

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. 1,328 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.45% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 181 students are aged above 50 (5.38%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,366	1,770	1,596
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	145	77	68
Age 22-24	1,183	665	518
Age 25-29	1,004	532	472
Age 30-34	391	198	193
Age 35-39	214	110	104
Age 40-49	247	114	133
Age 50-64	160	64	96
Over 64	21	9	12

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