Industry Snapshot
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in all major areas of IT management, including networking, security, software development, databases, web design, and IT acquisitions.
Additional Program Information
- Experience Recommended for Success
- Student Organizations
Strong writing skills are encouraged in this program.
Computing Club
The Computing Club provides a dynamic environment where members can work collaboratively, share innovative ideas, enhance their career-readiness, and gain marketable experience in their respective fields. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. Students and alumni can join the Computing Club group on CareerQuest.
Strong writing skills are encouraged in this program.
Computing Club
The Computing Club provides a dynamic environment where members can work collaboratively, share innovative ideas, enhance their career-readiness, and gain marketable experience in their respective fields. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. Students and alumni can join the Computing Club group on CareerQuest.
FAQs
An online master’s degree in IT with a specialization in informatics can help you excel in all areas of IT management. UMGC’s online master’s degree in IT with a specialization in informatics is a 36-credit program that focuses on developing advanced skills in areas such as networking, security, software development, databases, web design, and IT acquisitions.
UMGC's online master’s degree in IT with a specialization in informatics is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. You can expect to finish the program in two years or less, depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer. Plus, if you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in management information systems, you may be able to take advantage of an accelerated pathway that could reduce your coursework for this program by up to 6 credits, saving you time and money.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master’s in IT with a specialization in informatics follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships for eligible students, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master’s in IT with a specialization in informatics at UMGC. However, strong writing skills are encouraged in the program.
You don't need any certifications to start the online master’s in IT with a specialization in informatics at UMGC.