by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #43 spot. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 5% of the country for overall quality. As a result, UMCP is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
UMCP also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UMCP took the #40 spot on the list. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. Because of its high ranking, UMCP won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
UMCP also ranked #2 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Maryland.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 49.7% of the total graduate students at UMCP are women and 50.3% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UMCP, around 25.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UMCP is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 29.1% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,360 | $34,120 |
| Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from UMCP enter careers with an average starting salary of $65,247. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 12% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from UMCP is $125,155. That's about 66% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
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Contact details for UMCP are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 301-405-1000 |
| Website: | www.umd.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UnivofMaryland |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/UofMaryland |
In 2020-2021, 25.2% of the graduate students at University of Maryland - College Park took at least one class online. Roughly 13.5% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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