Is UMBC better than UMD?

As per the official website of the University of Manchester, the MS in Computer Science programme is the most popular course for Indian students. The students are granted over 900+ courses each year for these Computer Science degrees. 

Look at the key in- demand courses given below - 

• Comput

No, the University of Maryland does not rank among the top 20 unis in the US. As per the US World and News rankings 2026, this university ranks at #42.

Anda as per the global rankings too,  UMD is ranked at #72 in the year 2025 which have been its case for two years now. 

The University of Maryland offers 100+ UG majors and many Graduate courses. The popular majors of Uni of Maryland are: 

• Business, Management, and Marketing
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Engineering
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Psychology
• Health Professions and Related P

The duration of University of Maryland MS in Data Science is 30-credits. This means that this course can be completed in less than 2 years. GRE is optional for studies to this course. Indian students who want to pursue this course are required to have a Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0. 

As per the data recorded on the UMD's LinkedIn the top majors that UMD graduates were enrolled in before getting placed are mentioned below-

• Computer Science (8.34%)
• Computational Science (7.28%)
• Business Administration and Management, General (7.13%)
• Economics (5.45%)
• Psychology (4.95%)