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University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (18% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 4% of faculty are full-time. Spends $2,560 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

9,767 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 55% of graduates; 36 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 1,734
    Graduates in this field earn $79,801 4 years out
  2. Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.100314% 1,331
    Graduates in this field earn $100,937 4 years out
  3. Information Science/Studies 11.040111% 1,110
    Graduates in this field earn $100,208 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01017.6% 740
    Graduates in this field earn $58,439 4 years out
  5. Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 52.10015.0% 491
    Graduates in this field earn $67,012 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 29% → 33% of graduates since 2014–15 (3,250 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$104,450 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $92,323

    4 years after completion$104,450
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 367 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$101,498 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,619

    4 years after completion$101,498
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $89,833 · Non-Pell: $95,617(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,000 · 1,131 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$100,937 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,797

    4 years after completion$100,937
    National median: $85,063Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,669 · Non-Pell: $108,481(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,663 · 646 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Information Science/Studies$100,208 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,140

    4 years after completion$100,208
    National median: $85,294Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $80,454 · Non-Pell: $95,056(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,140 · 3,941 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$93,246 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$93,246
    National median: $65,681Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 62 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty4%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$89,536

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$2,560
$2,560
← Lessmore than 0% of 557More →
Endowment per student$1,487
$1,487
← Lessmore than 4% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)