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University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD 49,664 Undergrads 32.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$28,488
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,144
After Aid
Median Earnings
$81,077
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$23,144
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$81,077Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$68,110Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate32.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)30.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time25.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$690k
+$220k
+$204k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$607k
+$137k
+$121k
Full Cost$28k/yr
+$588k
+$118k
+$102k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
36
145%
Full Cost$28k/yr
38
99%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return278%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return25%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,739
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,447
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,173
Natl Median: $65,173
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Human Resources Management and Services
CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,843
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Information Science/Studies
CertCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$103,046
Natl Median: $58,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$599k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CertCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,888
Natl Median: $84,309
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CertCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,881
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,343
Earnings (4yr)
$76,478
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,502
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 2699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,246
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,575
Earnings (4yr)
$79,801
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,038
Earnings (4yr)
$67,181
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$18,362
Earnings (4yr)
$101,498
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
$20,492
Earnings (4yr)
$100,937
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,745
Earnings (4yr)
$69,848
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$14,666
Earnings (4yr)
$54,444
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$16,107
Earnings (4yr)
$78,512
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
$19,427
Earnings (4yr)
$58,759
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$18,800
Earnings (4yr)
$70,119
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,263
Earnings (4yr)
$55,336
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$22,244
Earnings (4yr)
$67,012
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$16,491
Earnings (4yr)
$100,208
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,075
Earnings (4yr)
$48,298
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,811
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$18,291
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$17,593
Earnings (4yr)
$77,259
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,845
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,263
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,713
Earnings (4yr)
$58,439
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,909
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Median Debt
$12,844
Earnings (4yr)
$104,450
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$29,202
Earnings (4yr)
$62,022
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$21,715
Earnings (4yr)
$59,413
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,763
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$33,392
Earnings (4yr)
$113,231
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$35,781
Earnings (4yr)
$107,843
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
$32,380
Earnings (4yr)
$130,314
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$462k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,242
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
MastCIP: 1306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,376
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$49,262
Earnings (4yr)
$90,343
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$38,666
Earnings (4yr)
$120,148
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$374k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$39,744
Earnings (4yr)
$124,708
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$24,339
Earnings (4yr)
$92,405
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Security Science and Technology
MastCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$35,457
Earnings (4yr)
$106,787
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$141,618
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$560k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,083
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Graduate Certificates
Biotechnology
Gr-CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,951
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,440
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Gr-CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$134,357
Natl Median: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$626k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Gr-CertCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,791
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Information Science/Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,207
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
+$415k
Management Information Systems and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Gr-CertCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,187
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Security Science and Technology
Gr-CertCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Business/Commerce, General
DocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$67,500
Earnings (2yr)
$103,078
Natl Median: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.