Graduate Programs | University of Maryland Eastern Shore

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Maryland residents, the tuition & fees are $8,010 and $13,500 for non-Maryland residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $265 for Maryland residents and $493 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,390	$11,880
Fees	$1,620	$1,620
Cost per Credit	$265	$493
Books & Supplies	$2,020
Room & Board	$10,636 (On-Campus) / $12,512 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,000 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,666	$31,156
Off-Campus Total	$27,542	$33,032

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,162	$10,162	$10,440	$10,464	$8,010
Out-of-State	$16,978	$16,978	$17,160	$17,544	$13,500

Graduate Program Overview

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a four-years, public school located in Princess Anne, Maryland. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,010 for Maryland residents and $13,500 for out-of-state students.

It offers twenty-three (23) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD
Graduate School Students	573 students 28 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$8,010 Out-of-State$13,500
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 23 Graduate Programs 15 Master's, 8 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 23 major areas - 15 Master's (1 online programs), 8 Doctorate . 48 students have been conferred Master's degree and 96 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	48	96	-	-
Men	19	30	-	-
Women	29	66	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Food Science	5	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Toxicology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physician Assistant	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Food Science	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Toxicology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmaceutical Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,384 students enrolled in University of Maryland Eastern Shore including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 573 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 187 male and 386 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 347 full-time and 226 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 28 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 44 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	573
Men Students	187
Women Students	386

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	573
Full-time Students	347
Part-time Students	226

By race/ethnicity 131 White, 154 Black, and 31 Asian students are attending at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	573
Asian	31
Black	154
Hispanic	19
White	131
Two or more races	40
Un-Known	166

9 students are younger than 22 and 134 students are older than 65. The school has 309 students aged between 22 and 30 and 133 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	573
21 & Under	9
22-24	134
25-29	175
30-34	82
35-39	51
40 & Over	134

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 28 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 44 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	585
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	28
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	44
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	513

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	28
Maryland Resident	21
Other State In U.S.	6
Outside of U.S.	1

Graduate School Tuition at University of Maryland Eastern Shore