by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of Maryland Global Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMGC was $659 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $480 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $11,862 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their doctor’s degree from UMGC is $86,867 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $79,267.
UMGC does not offer an online option for its general business doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.6% of the general business students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in general business at UMGC in 2019-2020, 60.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 56 |
*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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