UMBC Online Master’s in Information Systems
Take your career to the next level.
Application Deadlines
Summer 2025: May 15
Fall 2025: Aug 15
Session Dates
Summer 2025: May 27 – Aug 15
Fall 2025: Aug 27 – Dec 17
Specialize
4 High-Earning Program Tracks
Duration
Finish your master’s in as little as 18 months
Certificates
Learn a specific skillset in as little as 9 months
Get in touch
Email us at informationsystems@umbc.edu
Call us at 1-410-455-8835
Schedule a phone call on Calendly
Our Specializations
Focus on in-demand areas to find innovative solutions to today’s challenges. When combined with our exceptional core curriculum, specializations will help you achieve your personal and professional goals. Certificates now available, upgrade your skills and use what you learn in class today at work tomorrow.
Respected & Ranked
With renowned, supportive faculty, top-ranked programs, a lifelong network and competitive tuition rates, The Graduate School at UMBC prepares you to reach your goals.
Don’t settle for just any program. Our program and university are highly ranked across many categories. That means your degree carries more weight with employers and industry professionals.
Opportunities for Success
Chris Fortney
“I chose UMBC because I was looking for an excellent program that could help me expand my knowledge base and skillset. I’m interested in the cross section of technology, research, and design, and I think that the Online MS program at UMBC has provided me with new tools to enhance the multidisciplinary approach that I take in my work and career.”
Shawanda Littlejohn, M.S. ’23
“The online program was a perfect fit for my busy schedule. It’s flexible and has 24 hour access to Blackboard. I pursued the data science track because it is very versatile, being used in healthcare, business, finance, and education.”
Read how Shawanda found her passion for data during the pandemic.
Chuck Miller ’11, M.S. ’23
“With attending this online program, I was able to focus better, study harder, and put more hours in. I cannot think of a better option for would-be tech professionals that are too busy to attend class in person.”
Read how Chuck transitioned from a musical career to being a cybersecurity expert.
A graduate degree from UMBC is worth the investment.
UMBC COEIT graduates have a median starting salary between $80,000-$84,999 and 96% report employment or furthering their degrees within 6 months of graduating. In fact, the 2022 Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce ranked UMBC in the top 10% of U.S. universities for return on investment, 15 years+ post graduation.*
UMBC graduates are recruited by leading businesses, government agencies and research labs, including T.Rowe Price, Accenture, Northrop Grumman, CIA, NSA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, among others.
*Source: georgetown.edu
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UMBC is a dynamic public research university that redefines excellence in higher education. We offer an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds — and we look forward to you being a part of it.