Graduate students are finding an exciting environment for meeting the challenges of advanced study at UMBC, a major centre for graduate education and research in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor. UMBC is in the top tier of research universities nationally with one of the highest classifications given by the Carnegie Foundation: Doctoral/ Research University (High Research Activity).

UMBC reflects the future of research universities. Young and dynamic, the university is small enough to provide personal attention, yet large enough to provide a rich and diverse experience. Collaboration isn’t just a buzzword here — it’s a way of life among our faculty and students who take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities and meaningful partnerships this region has to offer.

With 39 master’s degree programs, 24 doctoral degree programs, and 23 graduate certificate programs, UMBC seeks to provide you with an enriched experience drawing upon leading scholars attracted to a campus that prides itself on diversity and multiculturalism. UMBC graduate students come from 45 states and over 100 countries and go on to careers in such fields as information technology, university teaching and research, mental health delivery, arts, education, business, industry, government, and policymaking.

Young and dynamic, our university is small enough to provide personal attention, yet large enough to provide a rich and diverse experience. Collaboration isn’t just a buzz word here — it’s a way of life among our faculty and students who take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities and meaningful partnerships this region has to offer.

With 39 master’s degree programs, 24 doctoral degree programs, and 23 graduate certificate programs, UMBC seeks to provide you with an enriched experience among leading scholars at a campus that prides itself on diversity and multiculturalism. UMBC graduate students come from 45 states and over 100 countries. Our graduates have gone on to careers in fields such as information technology, STEM, university teaching and research, mental health services, arts, education, business, industry, government, and policy making.

Collaboration and Opportunity

UMBC is ranked as a Doctoral/Research University (Very High Research Activity, R1) by the Carnegie Foundation, one of the highest classifications for a research university in the United States. UMBC is a major center for graduate education and research. Graduate students work closely with faculty, whose funding sources include the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. Department of Education and the state of Maryland. Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration are encouraged through UMBC’s 30-plus research centers and institutes.