1856
College Park, MD

School Details

Chartered in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College, the Maryland legislature voted to designate the Maryland Agricultural College as a land grant institution in 1864. The college struggled through the Civil War and its aftermath and became a partially state-funded institution in 1866. Enrollment steadily grew over the next 50 years, and the state took complete control over the institution in 1916, renaming it the Maryland State College of Agriculture. Soon after, Albert F. Woods, during his tenure as president, created seven schools, each with its own dean, and the state college consolidated with the University of Maryland in 1920. Since then, the University of Maryland, College Park, has continued to expand, becoming the flagship campus of the Maryland system and a premier research institution with a mission “to provide excellent teaching, research, and service and advance knowledge in areas of importance to the State, the nation, and the world.”

The University of Maryland awards bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and undergraduate and graduate certificates in 12 schools and colleges. Individual schools offer online programs, leading to degrees at all levels. The University of Maryland online degrees are designed to be flexible in order to meet the scheduling needs of busy adults.

Accreditation & Licensing

University of Maryland-College Park is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

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Art & Liberal Arts

Graduate Certificate in Cultural & Heritage Resource Management
Graduate Certificate in Enhanced English Fluency
Master of Professional Studies in Cultural & Heritage Resource Management

Business

Master of Business Administration / Accounting
Master of Business Administration / Finance
Master of Business Administration / General Track
Master of Business Administration / Information Systems & Business Analytics
Master of Business Administration / Marketing
Master of Business Administration / Supply Chain Management

Criminal Justice, Safety & Law

Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Fire Protection Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Engineering
Master of Engineering in Fire Protection Engineering
Master of Professional Studies in Security & Terrorism Studies

Engineering

Graduate Certificate in Bioengineering
Graduate Certificate in Cloud Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Embedded Systems
Graduate Certificate in Energy Systems Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Hypersonics Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Robotics Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering
Master of Engineering in Bioengineering
Master of Engineering in Cloud Engineering
Master of Engineering in Embedded Systems Engineering
Master of Engineering in Energy Systems Engineering
Master of Engineering in Hypersonics Engineering
Master of Engineering in Project Management
Master of Engineering in Reliability Engineering
Master of Engineering in Robotics Engineering
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering

Healthcare

Master of Health Administration
Master of Public Health / Behavioral & Community Health
Master of Public Health / Public Health Practice & Policy
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Professional Studies in Applied Epidemiology