Industry Snapshot
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in project coordination, management, and potentially program management.
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in project coordination, management, and potentially program management.
Strong writing skills are encouraged in this program.
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.
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.
Industry Accreditation
UMGC's master's degree programs with project management specializations are accredited by the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Completing any project management course in this program earns you the project management education hours required to sit for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Credential Examination or the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam. If you are already certified as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute and your certification is current and valid, you may receive credit for (3 Credits, PMAN 634). PMP and CAPM are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Deepthi S., Ypsilanti, MI, MS in Information Technology Project Management
An online master's degree in IT project management is an online graduate degree that can teach you how to more effectively lead large technical projects. UMGC’s online master's degree in information technology with a specialization in project management is a 36-credit program that covers topics like project risk management, project procurement management, and advanced project management methods. Graduates may be well-prepared for careers in project coordination, project management, or program management.
UMGC's online master's degree in information technology with a specialization in project management is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. Depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer, you can expect to graduate in as little as two years.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master's degree in information technology with a specialization in project management follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships, 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 degree in information technology with a specialization in project management program at UMGC. However, strong writing skills are encouraged.
UMGC's online master's degree in information technology with a specialization in project management can help prepare you for the following certification exams: Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), and PMI Project Management Professional (PMP).