Apply for a UMD Graduate School Program

University of Maryland offers 19 different masters degrees designed to prepare students for careers in

• Agricultural and Resource Economics Animal and Avian Science Entomology
• Environmental Science and Technology
• Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences
• Nutrition and Food Science
• Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
• Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program

The GRE is NOT REQUIRED for admission into most of our programs including, masters and doctoral programs in Animal and Avian Sciences, Extension Education, Comparative Biomedical Sciences (formerly Veterinary Medicine), Landscape Architecture, Nutrition and Food Science, Plant Science, Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture (Dual Master's), and Landscape Architecture and Community Planning (Dual Master's). Our programs are open to all students from STEAM (science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics) and education academic disciplines.

If you are interested in a personalized session to discuss graduate education, email Dr. Evelyn Cooper at ecooper@umd.edu to schedule a one-on-one session.

Why consider applying?:

• There is no GRE requirement for 8 of our 11 programs
• All of our admitted students are funded either with graduate assistantships or fellowships. This means you can cut the cost of a master's or doctoral degree.

UMD offers departmental and campus-wide graduate assistantships and fellowships that enable students to reduce the cost of tuition for master's and doctoral programs. The cost is determined by the program in which you are enrolled, the number of credits you take per semester. You can pay for your graduate education with a graduate assistantship or a graduate fellowship. Both forms of financial support provide an annual stipend and tuition waiver.

• Graduate Assistantships (teaching/ research or administrative work within your program is required)
• Full-time assistantship: 20 hours per week assistantship: The University pays for 10 credit hours per semester
• Half-time assistantship:10 hours per week assistantship: The University pays for 5 credit hours per semester
• Graduate Fellowships (work/teaching/ research is not required)
• Full fellowship: The University waives tuition for 10 graduate credit hours per semester and provides a stipend
• Partial: The University waives tuition for 5 credit hours per semester and provides a stipend

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