University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BPP North America)
Baltimore , Maryland , United States
- Founded: 1966
- Establishment: University
- Type: Public
- Total Students: 13497+
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BPP North America)
History
The planning of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was first discussed in the 1950s due to the post-World War II baby boom, the expansion of higher education under the GI Bill, and a large amount of growth both in population and industry in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. At this time, the University of Maryland, College Park was the main higher education source in the region, so talks began of adding a branch campus in the Baltimore area. In 1955, Governor Theodore McKeldin issued "The Needs of Higher Education in Maryland," which recommended the need for university expansion.
Three years later, the "Advisory Committee on Higher Education in the State of Maryland" report proposed that the Baltimore branch of the University of Maryland be established as a two-year program, subordinate to the College Park campus. In 1960, the Warfield Commission, appointed by Governor Tawes, issued, "A Plan for Expanding the University of Maryland," which propelled the idea of creating three additional university centers throughout Maryland.
In 1963, the Maryland Legislature approved the development of several new universities throughout Maryland. By the end of that year, 435 acres were purchased from Spring Grove State Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Catonsville, Maryland. The new campus would be efficiently located in Southwestern Baltimore and would be able to be accessed from Wilkens Avenue, the Baltimore Beltway, and Interstate 95.
Architectural design and planning of the new campus were completed at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1965, Albin Owings Kuhn, an accomplished administrator, and professor at College Park was named Vice President of Baltimore Campuses, including both UMBC and the founding campus, University of Maryland, Baltimore. The new campus also included Dr. Homer Schamp of the College Park as the first Dean of Faculty, David Lewis as the first full-time faculty member and head of Social Sciences, and John Haskell, Jr. as the first Librarian.
Important Facts
UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research, and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services, and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility, and lifelong learning.
Vision
Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds.
Ranking / Awards
Rankings
- The 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings name UMBC a leading U.S. university: the #9 most innovative university and #11 top university for undergraduate teaching in the nation.
- Times Higher Education has recognized UMBC as one of the top universities in the U.S. and the world, as well as a leader in global social and economic impact.
- Princeton Review, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Forbes, Money, and the Fiske Guide to Colleges have named UMBC a “Best Value” university.
- The latest U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings include several UMBC graduate programs as among the best in the nation.
- UMBC is the nation’s #1 producer of African American undergraduates who go on to complete an M.D./Ph.D. and #2 nationally for African American undergraduates who complete a science or engineering Ph.D.
- According to NSF, UMBC ranks in the country’s top 150 universities in federal research and development expenditures, and #12 in NASA funding.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education has named UMBC one of the best colleges to work for ten years running.
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- Type of Accommodation: On Campus
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Contact Information
- 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
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Campus Information
Shady Grove
UMBC at The Universities at Shady Grove is a branch campus operating at The Universities at Shady Grove, a USM regional center located in Rockville, MD.
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Programs Offered
Applied Mathematics (M.S)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Applied Sociology (M.A)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Atmospheric Physics (M.S)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
BS in Mathematics + MS in Applied Mathematics
- Length 05 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 145200 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
BS in Statistics + MS in Statistics
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Computer Engineering M.S
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Computer Science in M.S
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Electrical Engineering in M.S
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Geographic Information Systems, M.P.S.
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Geography and Environmental Systems, M.S.
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Graduate Certificate: Engineering Management
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 16224 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Intercultural Communication (M.A.)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Intermedia & Digital Arts (M.F.A.)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
M.A. in Management of Aging Services
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
M.S in EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
M.S. in Chemistry
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Arts in Education
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Arts in Learning and Performance Technology
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL - GENERAL
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL WITH P-12 CERTIFICATION
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL WITH THESIS
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL WITH THESIS AND P-12 CERTIFICATION
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Arts in Texts, Technologies, and Literature
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Arts program in Historical Studies
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Professional Studies: Community Leadership
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Professional Studies: Cybersecurity
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Professional Studies: Data Science
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 38220 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 25146 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Science in Engineering Management
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master of Science in Human-Centered Computing (HCC)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MASTERS OF FINE ART IN INTERMEDIA+DIGITAL ARTS
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s in Professional Studies: Biotechnology
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Professional Studies in I/O Psychology
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Professional Studies: Geographic Information Systems
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Professional Studies: Health IT
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Professional Studies: Software Engineering
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Professional Studies: Technical Management
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Master’s of Science: Systems Engineering
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Mechanical Engineering in M.S
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS in Applied Molecular Biology
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS in Biological Sciences
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS in Information Systems
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS in Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Sciences
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
MS, Environmental Engineering
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Physics (M.S)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Psychology, Human Services (M.A.)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Public Policy (M.P.P.)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Statistics (M.S)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)
- Length 01 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 36030 USD
- Application Fee 50 USD
- Average processing time 25 days