General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what University of Maryland Global Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. Of the 2,582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 534 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UMGC General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMGC does offer online education options in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UMGC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	3
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	12
Best General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Popular General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	14
	17
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	30
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Computer Science Schools	64
Most Focused General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	64
	72
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	114
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	176

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UMGC awarded 534 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UMGC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at UMGC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	284
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

UMGC also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer Network Architects	5,340	$121,720

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.