Dual Degree Options

Impress employers with twice the credentials.

After earning your first master's degree, you can earn a second with just 18 additional credits, saving you both time and money. You'll strengthen your academic experience and boost your career advancement opportunities.

UMUC's Graduate School offers 18 dual degree options that allow you to combine two areas of study. While most dual degree programs allow you to earn either degree first, the degree requirements differ significantly depending on which degree is earned first.

Business & Management

• Accounting and Financial Management

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  • Combine with Accounting and Information Systems
  • Combine with Financial Management and Information Systems
• Data Analytics

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  • Combine with Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Note: Data Analytics degree must be earned first)
• Accounting and Information Systems

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  • Combine with Accounting and Financial Management
• Financial Management and Information Systems

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  • Combine with Accounting and Financial Management
  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
• International Management

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  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
• Management

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  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
  • Combine with Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or One-Year MBA

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  • Combine with Biotechnology
  • Combine with Cybersecurity (Note: Cybersecurity degree must be earned first)
    
  • Combine with Cybersecurity Policy
  • Combine with Data Analytics (Note: Data Analytics degree must be earned first)
  • Combine with Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation (Note: Digital Forensics degree must be earned first)
    
  • Combine with Environmental Management
  • Combine with Financial Management and Information Systems
  • Combine with Health Care Administration
  • Combine with Information Technology
  • Combine with International Management
  • Combine with Management
  • Combine with Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE)
  • Combine with Technology Management

  Notes: Only three additional courses are required if the MBA is earned second. The One-Year MBA must be earned first.
  
• Technology Management

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  • Combine with Master of Business Administration

Cyber Security

• Cybersecurity

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  • Combine with Master of Business Administration (Note: Cybersecurity degree must be earned first)
    
• Cybersecurity Policy

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
  • Combine with Information Technology (Note: Information Technology degree must be earned first)
    
• Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Master of Business Administration (Note: Digital Forensics degree must be earned first)
    

Education

• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

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  • Combine with Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Technology (Note: MAT must be earned first)
• Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE)

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  • Combine with Management
  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
  • Combine with Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Technology
  • Combine with Technology Management
• Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Technology

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  • Combine with Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) (Note: MAT must be earned first)
  • Combine with Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE) (Note: MEd must be earned first)

Healthcare & Science

• Biotechnology

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
• Environmental Management

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Master of Business Administration
• Health Care Administration

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Master of Business Administration

Information Technology

• Information Technology

  See dual degrees

  • Combine with Cybersecurity Policy (Note: Information Technology degree must be earned first)
  • Combine with Master of Business Administration

Degree requirements for both programs must be completed within seven years.