This video was originally published September 23, 2024, and was updated August 4, 2025 to reflect changes to UMGC’s MBA program.
At UMGC, you can complete your MBA in as little as 16 months for about $21,000, as well as specialize your MBA in cybersecurity management and policy, cybersecurity technology, data analytics, finance, global business, HR management, marketing, nonprofit management, project management, or general management.
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GRAPHIC: WHY CHOOSE UMGC FOR YOUR MBA? Scenes of various businesspeople GRAPHICS:
| Narrator: Why choose UMGC for your MBA? If your goal is a leadership position in your business career, an MBA from University of Maryland Global Campus can help you get there. Employers want professionals who are ready to contribute on day one. And earning an MBA from UMGC allows you to specialize in the career that you want in Cybersecurity Management and Policy, Cybersecurity Technology, Data Analytics, Finance, General Management, Global Business, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or Project Management.
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Woman studying outside at table | Narrator: This top-quality MBA is designed to help you reach your professional goals. |
Woman studying on laptop GRAPHIC: 90% of MBA alumni survey respondents said their UMGC experience prepared them well for the workforce. SOURCE: 2022 UMGC alumni survey of 5,498 alumni | Narrator: And nearly 90 percent of MBA alumni survey respondents said their UMGC experience prepared them well for the workforce. |
Sascha Vom Heede on camera GRAPHIC: SASCHA VOM HEEDE Sascha at Grad Walk | Sascha Vom Heede [13:24:43]: I continuously improved in, you know, critical thinking, strategy analysis, and I think one of the hard skills that I've learned at UMGC was data analytics, you know, working with data, working with finance numbers. That really helped me throughout my career in many aspects. |
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GRAPHIC HIGHLIGHT: AFFORDABLE AND FLEXIBLE | Narrator: The UMGC MBA is affordable and flexible. |
Various students working on coursework GRAPHIC: COMPLETE YOUR DEGREE IN AS LITTLE AS 16 MONTHS FOR ABOUT $21,000 | Narrator: You can complete your MBA in as little as 16 months, at a cost of about $21,000. And the program allows you to schedule your coursework around all the other demands on your time. |
Cherron Blakely on camera GRAPHIC: CHERRON BLAKELY, DBA ASST. PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UMGC GRAPHIC: MERISSA BLACKWELL UMGC MBA, 2013 Merissa working on a laptop | Cherron Blakely: It's really designed for the asynchronous learner, allows them to self-study at their own pace, access the different materials throughout the day or in any geographical region around the world. Merissa Blackwell: And so, looking at schools and looking at how my work schedule was, and trying to figure out oh, how do you balance that? And when I ran into UMGC, I was like “oh, well this could really work!” |
CONTENTS GRAPHIC HIGHLIGHT: GLOBAL STUDENT BODY | Narrator: The UMGC MBA features a global student body. |
Pam Carter on camera GRAPHIC: PAM CARTER, PhD VP & DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UMGC Footage of diverse group of office workers | Pam Carter: Our students are coming from across the globe. They’re coming from different industries, and it’s just a collection of diversity that you really can’t get in a lot of different classrooms. |
Shaina Lawrence on camera GRAPHIC: SHAINA LAWRENCE UMGC MBA, 2023 | Shaina Lawrence: I actually work for a global company... and being able to work with people of all different cultures has been amazing. It's helped me grow professionally. |
CONTENTS GRAPHIC HIGHLIGHT: GREAT REPUTATION | Narrator: The UMGC MBA has a great reputation. |
Eric Sullivan on camera GRAPHIC: Eric Sullivan, MBA CEO & Co-Founder, Uneo Health UMGC student footage Business meeting | Eric Sullivan: When I'm looking at different candidates for positions and I see that they went to UMGC I know they are someone who’s going to be a hard worker, someone who is motivated, who understands what it takes to be successful in business. |
Artis Hickman on camera UMGC sign footage | Artis Hickman: University of Maryland Global Campus gave me the confidence to do anything that I desire in the business environment. |
CONTENTS GRAPHIC HIGHLIGHT: LIFETIME CAREER SERVICES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST | Narrator: The UMGC MBA offers lifetime career services at no additional cost. |
Military students in classroom Student studies at home | Cherron Blakely: When a student completes the MBA program, they have full lifetime access to the career center. |
Classroom footage of students with instructor Advisor meets with students | Cherron Blakely: If they need assistance with preparing for jobs, preparing for interviews, assistance with developing their resumes … These are all... additional resources that they have access to for a lifetime. |
Students working on laptops InternPlus logo on laptop Screenshots of InternPlus website Large network of students on laptop screen | Narrator: UMGC offers career development services too – like a virtual job interview simulation platform. And we also offer Intern Plus where students complete short, real-world, company backed online projects through a virtual job simulation platform. And students have access to a network of nearly 1,000 UMGC MBA grads who serve as a career resource through the Community Connect tool. |
CONTENTS GRAPHIC HIGHLIGHT: EXPERIENCED FACULTY Students on campus and at home GRAPHIC: No GMAT or GRE Required | Narrator: The UMGC MBA offers experienced faculty and an open enrollment process for students who have earned their bachelor’s degree. There is no GMAT or GRE required. |
Pam Carter on camera Graduation footage Students throwing confetti Merissa Blackwell on camera
| Pam Carter: I am a firm believer that education is the way that people can change and transform their lives. So, anyone who is interested in pursuing our MBA program can do so. Merissa Blackwell: Every week you learn something new, and it just drops right into what you're already doing at work. |
REPRISE GRAPHIC: WHY CHOOSE UMGC FOR YOUR MBA? | Music transition... |
Eric Sullivan on camera Large business meeting | Eric Sullivan: The answer is simple. MGC has those opportunities available that you really need to be successful in the business world. |
Animation: End Card with UMGC logo and URL, DOD disclaimer | Music fades out |
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