by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Computer & IS Security. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Information Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at University of Maryland Global Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in IT, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMGC paid an average of $659 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $480 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $11,862 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
The median early career salary of IT students who receive their master’s degree from UMGC is $86,774 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $85,141.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the IT master’s degree program at UMGC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in IT in 2019-2020, 28.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 26.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 56.9% of the IT master’s degrees at UMGC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 66 |
| Black or African American | 303 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 217 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 147 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & IS Security | 821 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Information Science | 513 |
*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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