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UMBC strives to give you an enriching experience among top scholars at a campus that prides itself on diversity and multiculturalism, with 39 master's degree programmes, 24 doctorate degree programmes, and 23 graduate certificate programmes. Graduate students at UMBC are from 45 states and more than 100 countries.
STEM, Information technology, university teaching and research, arts, education, government, business, mental health services, industry, and policymaking are just a few of the industries where its graduates have gone on to work.
Some of the ranking highlights are:
UMBC is ranked as the #6 most creative institution and the #6 best universities for undergraduate teaching in the United States in Best Colleges rankings for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.
UMBC has been named one of the best colleges in the United States and the world by Times Higher Education, as well as a leader in worldwide social and economic impact.
UMBC has been awarded a "Best Value" university by Princeton Review, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Forbes, Money, and the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Several UMBC graduate programmes are included among the finest in the country in the most recent U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings.
UMBC produces the most Black undergraduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in natural sciences or engineering, as well as the most Black undergraduates who earn an M.D./Ph.D.
UMBC is a Doctoral University with Very High Research Activity (R1), achieving the highest level of research performance in the Carnegie Classification.
According to the National Science Foundation, UMBC is in the top 100 public universities in the country in terms of federal research money, #15 in NASA funding, and #30 in government funding for the social sciences.
For more than a decade, the Chronicle of Higher Education has rated UMBC one of the top colleges to work for.
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Universities Rankings (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
601-700 |
56 |
50 |
NA | NA |
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World University Ranking (QS World University Ranking) |
136 |
152 |
158 |
164 | 169 |
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University Ranking (THE Ranking) |
91 |
90 |
93 |
104 | NA |
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Global Universities (US News Ranking) |
51 |
60 |
60 |
57 | NA |
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National University Ranking (US News Ranking) |
64 |
58 |
59 |
55 | NA |
| Course Name | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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C (Bloomberg) |
31 | 28 | 36 | NA | NA |
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GMBA Ranking (Financial Times) |
73 | 52 | 85 | 57 | NA |
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Master in Finance (Financial Times) |
45 | NA | 54 | NA | NA |
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Accounting & Finance (QS Ranking) |
101-150 | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | NA |
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Global MBA (QS Ranking) |
121-130 | 121-130 | 111-120 | 111-120 | NA |
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Masters in Business Analytics Rankings (QS Ranking) |
NA | 25 | 31 | 38 | NA |
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Masters in Supply Chain Management Rankings (QS Ranking) |
NA | 24 | 26 | 28 | NA |
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PG Business and Economics (THE Ranking) |
65 | 79 | 98 | 79 | NA |
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Graduate Business School (US News Ranking) |
44 | 44 | 42 | 45 | NA |
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Information Systems MBA (US News Ranking) |
9 | 10 | 9 | 22 | NA |
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Supply Chain Management MBA (US News Ranking) |
NA | NA | 23 | 22 | NA |
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UG Business (US News Ranking) |
22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | NA |
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Architecture & Built Environment Rankings (QS Ranking) |
151-200 | 151-200 | NA | 201-240 | NA |
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Engineering and Technology (QS Ranking) |
129 | 105 | 129 | 112 | NA |
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Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering Rankings (QS Ranking) |
151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | NA |
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PG Engineering and Technology (THE Ranking) |
83 | 80 | 88 | 88 | NA |
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Aerospace Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 12 | 13 | 15 | NA |
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Biomedical Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 30 | 32 | 32 | NA |
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Chemical Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 36 | 30 | 34 | NA |
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Civil Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 23 | 30 | 35 | NA |
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Electrical Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 14 | 16 | 19 | NA |
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Mechanical Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 17 | 17 | 19 | NA |
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UG Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engg. (US News Ranking) |
22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | NA |
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UG Mechanical Engineering (US News Ranking) |
26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | NA |
QS Ranking 274 Annual Fees USD 23,000 Country
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Living Expenses USD 6,000 QS Ranking 168 Annual Fees USD 30,000 Country
United States
Living Expenses USD 6,000 QS Ranking 135 Annual Fees USD 22,000 Country
United States
Living Expenses USD 7,000 QS Ranking 264 Annual Fees USD 31,000 Country
United States
Living Expenses USD 8,000
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PG Computers (THE Ranking) |
49 | 49 | 46 | 45 | NA |
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Computer Engineering PG (US News Ranking) |
NA | 14 | 18 | 15 | NA |
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UG Computer Engineering (US News Ranking) |
20 | 17 | 22 | 20 | NA |
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Shanghai Mathematics Rankings (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
29 | 34 | 35 | NA | NA |
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Shanghai Physics Rankings (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
22 | 22 | 24 | NA | NA |
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Physics and Astronomy Rankings (QS Ranking) |
30 | 29 | 44 | 44 | NA |
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Biological Sciences Rankings (QS Ranking) |
101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | NA |
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Mathematics Rankings (QS Ranking) |
51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | NA |
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Life Sciences Rankings (THE Ranking) |
101-125 | 126-150 | 151-175 | 151-175 | NA |
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THE - Psychology Rankings (THE Ranking) |
48 | 68 |
81 |
66 | NA |
| Course Name | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Shanghai Political Sciences Rankings (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
45 | 49 | 51-75 | NA | NA |
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Shanghai Sociology Ranking (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
26 | 28 | 28 | NA | NA |
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Communication and Media Studies Rankings (QS Ranking) |
101-150 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | NA |
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Politics Rankings (QS Ranking) |
151-200 | 151-200 | NA | 201-230 | NA |
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Sociology Rankings (QS Ranking) |
51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | NA |
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Arts & Humanities Rankings (THE Ranking) |
87 | 90 | 78 | 86 | NA |
| Course Name | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Medicine Rankings (QS Ranking) |
NA | 151-200 | 201-250 | 151-200 | NA |
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Nursing Rankings (QS Ranking) |
51-100 | 51-100 | NA | 101-150 | NA |
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Clinical and Health Rankings (THE Ranking) |
176-200 | 251-300 | 301-400 | 301-400 | NA |
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Best Graduate Medical Schools (US News Ranking) |
NA | 12 |
16 |
15 | NA |
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Shanghai Law Ranking (ARWU Shanghai Ranking) |
25 | 16 | 17 | NA | NA |
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Best Graduate Law Schools (US News Ranking) |
NA | NA | 50 | 47 | NA |
