The IS Department offers two campus-based MS degrees and one completely online MS degree. We also offer two applied professional programs. All programs are designed for computer and information systems professionals who wish to further their knowledge and experience in the area of information systems or Human-Centered Computing (HCC). These programs may also be of interest to individuals whose undergraduate academic backgrounds are not in a computer or information systems discipline but who meet the department’s admission requirements.
Please note that we are waiving the application fee through the Fall 2026 admission cycles for the MS in Information Systems and MS in Human-Centered Computing programs. Email Shannon Carey, Graduate Program Manager, shannoncarey@umbc.edu, to get the code and answer any questions you have about the application process.
The app fee waiver does not apply to the MPS in Health IT or MPS in Software Engineering programs.