Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $74,396 at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. That is $8,786 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 77th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,519 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 67th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,712.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,193. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,049.
The earnings picture at University of Maryland-Baltimore County starts with a median of $74,396 four years after completion. That is drawn from an earnings cohort of 2,645 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.
That figure runs $8,786 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), placing it in the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,519 more than the model expects for similar students.
The gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students sits at the 67th percentile. Earnings scenarios estimated from the university's program mix put the typical figure at $74,396, with a downside scenario of $50,282 and an upside scenario of $101,297.
An estimated 35.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $74,396 four years after completing a degree, at the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median is $8,786 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), so graduates here out-earn the peer median.
Azimuth ranks University of Maryland-Baltimore County #345 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,519 more than the model expects for similar students.
That result sits at the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,712.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,193. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,049.
The program mix is weighted heavily toward technical fields, with 52.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded in STEM. Earnings scenarios estimated from that program mix range from $50,282 on the downside to $101,297 on the upside, reflecting the spread across clusters.
An estimated 35.4% of graduates continue on to graduate study rather than entering the workforce immediately, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $50,282 on the downside to $101,297 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the upper end, Computer Engineering graduates report the highest median four years after completion, at $113,299. Computer Science follows at $105,706, and Information Science/Studies at $95,435. The scenarios span this range based on the institution's program mix.
University of Maryland-Baltimore County graduates earn about $3,519 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $19,500.
That balance is $576 below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that balance gives an estimated monthly payment of $222.
Parents who borrow through the federal Parent PLUS program hold a separate median debt of $26,987. The published cost of attendance is $28,576.
After grants and scholarships, aid recipients in the lowest income band pay an average net price of $5,087, while those in the highest income band average $25,439. The spread between those two bands is $20,352, and because these are averages within each band, individual aid packages vary.