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Military Tuition Rate Eligibility

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Save money through reduced tuition for active-duty servicemembers, spouses, and dependent children.

University of Maryland Global Campus offers reduced tuition rates for most programs for active-duty servicemembers, eligible spouses, and dependent children. Our detailed tuition page can help you find your exact costs.  

To receive the reduced military tuition rate, you must submit documentation to verify your eligibility in accordance with the procedures for receiving the military tuition rate within 30 days of the date that you submitted your application for admission to UMGC. To learn more about the required documentation, please review our steps to apply for military and veteran students.

If you do not submit sufficient documentation by the deadline, your tuition rate will be changed to the out-of-state rate, unless you have submitted the Residency Questionnaire in your student portal and qualify for in-state tuition, in which case your tuition rate will be changed to the in-state rate.

Undergraduate Military Rate Eligibility

UMGC's undergraduate military tuition rate applies to:

  • Active-duty military servicemembers
  • Members of the Selected Reserves
  • Members of National Guard units
  • Members of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
  • Members of the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • The spouses and dependent children of the servicemembers listed above

Graduate Military Rate Eligibility

UMGC's graduate military tuition rate applies to:

  • Full-time active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Members of the Selected Reserves
  • Members of National Guard units
  • Members of the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS
  • Members of the Commissioned Corps of the NOAA
  • Spouses of full-time active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Spouses of members of the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS
  • Spouses of members of the Commissioned Corps of the NOAA
  • Dependent children of full-time active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS, or the Commissioned Corps of the NOAA whose sponsor resides in Maryland, is stationed in Maryland, claims Maryland as the sponsor's state of residency
  • Dependent children of full-time active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS, or the Commissioned Corps of the NOAA if the dependent child resides in Maryland and is using the sponsor's transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits

GI Bill is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More information about education benefits offered by VA is available on the U.S. government GI Bill website.

 

Military Tuition Rates (includes Eligible Spouses and Dependent Children)

Military Tuition RatesFall 2023Winter 2024Spring 2024Summer 2024
Standard Undergraduate Programs$250 per credit$250 per credit$250 per credit$250 per credit
Standard Graduate Programs$480 per credit$480 per credit$480 per credit$336 per credit
Specialty Graduate Programs*$480 per credit$480 per credit$480 per credit$336 per credit
Master of Science in Transformational Leadership (if eligible)**$350 per credit$350 per credit$350 per credit$336 per credit
Doctoral Programs$1,087 per credit$1,087 per credit$1,087 per credit$1,087 per credit

* The following master’s degree and graduate certificate programs are included in the specialty tuition rate category: Cybersecurity Management and Policy, Cybersecurity Technology, Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation, Data Analytics, and Business Administration.

** This rate applies to stateside active-duty, National Guard, and Selected Reserve service members who are in this program. All other students in this program pay the graduate tuition rate that applies to them.

 

Contact Your Military Education Office

Before submitting an application for admission to UMGC, if you are a servicemember, you should contact your Educational Services Officer (ESO) or Counselor within your military service.

Students who have questions about their eligibility or documentation can email residency@umgc.edu.

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