Which UMGC bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Environmental Science and Conservation graduates leave with a median of $10,308 in federal loans, the lowest among 24 UMGC bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UMGC cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,136 a year, and $12,336 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $22,063 a year.

How many UMGC programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at UMGC report first-year pay, and 25 of them also report federal debt.

UMGC Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Maryland Global Campus
Public university
Adelphi, MD
49,664 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 UMGC bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($92,323), and History the least ($31,852). The median program pays $53,685. UMGC also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,136Per year. Out-of-state $12,336

Average net price after aid$22,063Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 6 years

All 25 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maryland" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Maryland. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Maryland
1	NursingAbout 185 graduates a year	$92,323	$100,807	$19,084	1st of 12
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 546 graduates a year	$75,619	$103,940	$22,000	2nd of 10
3	Public AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year	$74,053	Not reported	$29,202	1st of 1
4	Information TechnologyAbout 354 graduates a year	$73,797	$102,809	$19,000	1st of 4
5	Information ScienceAbout 2,001 graduates a year	$72,140	$98,155	$20,806	1st of 7
6	Business AdministrationAbout 1,435 graduates a year	$62,634	$79,183	$21,527	2nd of 12
7	Political ScienceAbout 89 graduates a year	$62,476	$70,466	$17,600	1st of 10
8	FinanceAbout 165 graduates a year	$61,003	$81,378	$20,150	2nd of 3
9	AccountingAbout 213 graduates a year	$58,863	$77,347	$26,930	8th of 10
10	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 74 graduates a year	$55,545	$85,980	$10,308	1st of 6
11	Criminal JusticeAbout 349 graduates a year	$55,479	$68,673	$25,062	1st of 8
12	Legal StudiesAbout 119 graduates a year	$54,304	$82,406	$31,017	1st of 1
13	Human ResourcesAbout 369 graduates a year	$53,685	$70,745	$26,552	1st of 1
14	CommunicationsAbout 153 graduates a year	$53,513	$71,533	$27,971	1st of 10
15	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 221 graduates a year	$50,928	$66,000	$30,987	3rd of 4
16	Social SciencesAbout 168 graduates a year	$50,557	$53,628	$23,599	1st of 2
17	MarketingAbout 88 graduates a year	$50,094	$61,355	$23,499	3rd of 4
18	Area StudiesAbout 49 graduates a year	$48,650	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
19	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 73 graduates a year	$47,496	$74,828	$29,200	1st of 1
20	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 64 graduates a year	$46,581	$73,041	$26,038	1st of 2
21	GerontologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$43,840	$58,700	$31,344	1st of 1
22	PsychologyAbout 630 graduates a year	$42,056	$56,213	$23,465	1st of 17
23	EnglishAbout 99 graduates a year	$35,630	$50,536	$24,062	4th of 9
24	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 48 graduates a year	$34,196	Not reported	$20,500	4th of 6
25	HistoryAbout 143 graduates a year	$31,852	$59,264	$23,750	4th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maryland ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Maryland programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maryland" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Maryland.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Maryland
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 2,284 graduates a year	$41,071	$59,647	$8,250	2nd of 15

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maryland ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$92,323
Computer and Information Science$75,619
Public Administration$74,053
Information Technology$73,797
Information Science$72,140

Lowest median debt

Environmental Science and Conservation$10,308
Political Science$17,600
Information Technology$19,000
Nursing$19,084
Finance$20,150

Largest programs

Information ScienceAbout 2,001 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 1,435 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 630 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 546 graduates a year
Human ResourcesAbout 369 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $92,323 in their first year, the most of 25 UMGC bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maryland rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels