Academics at University of Maryland Global Campus - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UMGC will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UMGC this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 47,253 undergraduate students at University of Maryland Global Campus is 3,846 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 19 to 1 which places University of Maryland Global Campus among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Maryland Global Campus , there are 19 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (5.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (5.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Maryland Global Campus compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

University of Maryland Global Campus offers 32 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 31 majors within 17 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Maryland Global Campus awarded 8,705 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	1,998	51	2,049
Information Science	0	1,478	1,478
Business Administration & Management	0	1,116	1,116
General Psychology	0	492	492
Computer Information Systems	0	483	483

Find out what University of Maryland Global Campus' top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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