UMGC awards honorary degrees to individuals who have made major contributions to their field.
University of Maryland Global Campus grants honorary degrees approved by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to outstanding individuals who have made major contributions in intellectual, scholarly, or creative areas. Honorary degrees are also awarded to those who have risen to a position of eminence, acquired a national or international reputation, or compiled a record of distinguished public service in a selected field of endeavor.
Honorary Degree Recipients
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Location | Year | Degree |
| Command Sergeant Major | Nicholas M. | Curry | Korea | 2024 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Mr. | Scott P. | Maskery | Okinawa, Japan | 2023 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Mr. | Douglas A. | Boltuc | Korea | 2023 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Major General | William J. | Bowers | Okinawa, Japan | 2022 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Brigadier General | Joseph | D'costa | Korea | 2022 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Captain | Michael | Luckett | Guam | 2022 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Brigadier General (Ret.) | Charles K. | Hyde | Okinawa, Japan | 2021 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Colonel | Otis C. | Jones | Tokyo, Japan | 2019 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Mr. | Wes | Moore | Adelphi, Maryland | 2019 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Colonel | Scott W. | Mueller | Seoul, Korea | 2019 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Lieutenant General | Richard M. | Clark | Ramstein, Germany | 2018 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Colonel | Tony S. | Lombardo | Okinawa, Japan | 2018 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Colonel | Kenneth E. | Moss | Tokyo, Japan | 2018 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Benjamin J. F. | Cruz | Guam | 2017 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Mr. | Giles | Foden | Ramstein, Germany | 2017 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Hiroshi | Fukuda | Tokyo, Japan | 2017 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Mr. | Yutaka | Kawashima | Tokyo, Japan | 2017 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Lieutenant General | Thomas S. | Vandal | Seoul, Korea | 2017 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Ambassador | Marriet | Schuurman | Kaiserslautern, Germany | 2016 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Major General | James C. | Boozer Sr. | Tokyo, Japan | 2015 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Lieutenant General | Robert Brooks | Brown | Kaiserslautern, Germany | 2015 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Judge | Maria Teresa | Bonifacio Cenzon | Guam | 2015 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Major General | Roderick J. | Isler | Adelphi, Maryland | 2014 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Sung Y. | Kim | 听 | 2014 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Alfred R. | Magleby | Okinawa, Japan | 2014 | Doctor of Public Service |
| General | Curtis M. | Scaparrotti | Seoul, Korea | 2014 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Colonel | William C. | Bentley | Heidelberg, Germany | 2013 | Doctor of Public Service |
| General | James D. | Thurman | Seoul, Korea | 2013 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Stephanie | Rawlings-Blake | Adelphi, Maryland | 2013 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Jonathan | Dorfan | Okinawa, Japan | 2012 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Major General | Charles F. | Bolden Jr. | Heidelberg, Germany | 2012 | Doctor of Public Service |
| General | William T. | Hobbins | Heidelberg, Germany | 2011 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | John V. | Roos | Tokyo, Japan | 2011 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Philip D. | Murphy | Heidelberg, Germany | 2010 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | James B. | Smith | Heidelberg, Germany | 2010 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Zhou | Wenzhong | 听 | 2009 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Warren | Brown | 听 | 2008 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Sara Tucker | Martinez | 听 | 2008 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Norman B. | Anderson | 听 | 2007 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Robert M. | Bell | 听 | 2007 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Deryl | McKissack | 听 | 2007 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Myung-bak | Lee | 听 | 2006 | 听 |
| 听 | William R. | Roberts | 听 | 2006 | 听 |
| The Honorable | William R. | Timken Jr. | 听 | 2006 | 听 |
| 听 | Stephen | Burch | Adelphi, Maryland | 2005 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Howard | French | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Linda | Gooden | Adelphi, Maryland | 2005 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Christopher | Hill | Seoul, Korea | 2005 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Dr. | Detlef | Junker | 听 | 2005 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Dr. | Herr | Junker | Europe | 2005 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Robert | Laughlin | Seoul | 2005 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Michael | Vatikiotis | Okinawa, Japan | 2005 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| General | Burwell B. | Bell III | 听 | 2004 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Benjamin S. | Carson Sr. | 听 | 2004 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Judith A. | McHale | 听 | 2003 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Paik Sun | Yup | Korea | 2003 | Doctor of Public Service |
| Ambassador | Howard | Baker | Asia | 2002 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Nancy | Kassebaum Baker | Asia | 2002 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Williams S. | Cohen | 听 | 2002 | Doctor of Public Service |
| General | Gregory S. | Martin | Europe | 2002 | Doctor of Public Service |
| General | Thomas A. | Schwartz | Korea | 2002 | Doctor of Laws |
| General | Joseph W. | Ralston | 听 | 2001 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Gerhard | Rembold | Schwabisch-Gmund | 2001 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Sheila Violet | Maka Sisulu | Adelphi, Maryland | 2001 | Doctor of Public Service |
| The Honorable | Parris N. | Glendening | 听 | 2000 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Donald S. | Orkand | Adelphi, Maryland | 2000 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Eisuke听听 | Sakakibara | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Donald | Richie | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Stephen W. | Bosworth | Seoul, Korea | 1998 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | William J. | Perry | Asia | 1997 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Hiroko | Sho | Asia | 1997 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Hans | Tietmeyer听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1997 | Doctor of Laws |
| General | John H. | Tilelli Jr. | Asia | 1997 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Rafael | Vinoly听听 | Japan | 1997 | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 听 | Charles E. | Redman听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1996 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Isao | Yonekura听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1996 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Charles E. | Peck听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1995 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Jurgen F. | Strube听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1995 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Ruth L. | Otte听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1993 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | John M. | Shalikashvili | Europe | 1993 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Schinichi | Suzuki听听 | Asia | 1993 | Doctor of Music |
| 听 | Mandred | Rommel听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1992 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Fiodor Karlovich | Schmidt听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1992 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Michael H. | Armacost听听 | Asia | 1990 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Edward J. | Perkins听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1990 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Vernon A. | Walters听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1990 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Larry D. | Welch听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1989 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Klaus | von Klitzing | Heidelberg, Germany | 1988 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Karl Otto | Poehl听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1987 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Mike | Mansfield听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Robert F. | Tardio听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1986 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Joseph D. | Tydings听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1986 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Wang Guang | Ying听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1986 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Putlitz Gisbert | zu Freiherr | Heidelberg, Germany | 1986 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Herman | Maril听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1985 | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 听 | Thomas G. | Pownhall听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1985 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Arthur R. | Burns听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1984 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Hiltgunt Margart | Zassenhaus听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1984 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Isaac | Stern听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1983 | Doctor of Music |
| 听 | Franz Joseph | Strauss听听 | Europe | 1983 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | W. John | Vessey Jr. | Adelphi, Maryland | 1983 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Ezra F. | Vogel听听 | Asia | 1983 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Theo | Sommer听听 | Europe | 1982 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | William | Bevan听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1981 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Clifford L. | Alexander听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1980 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Mstislav | Rostropovich | Adelphi, Maryland | 1980 | Doctor of Music |
| 听 | Mildred Wirtz | Scheel听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1980 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Nobuhiko | Ushiba听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1980 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Richard D. | Weigle听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1980 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Mary Frances | Berry听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1979 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | William Donald | Schaefer听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1979 | Doctor of Public Service |
| 听 | Walter | Perry听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1978 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Edward | Teller听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1977 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | Frederick | Brietenfield Jr. | Adelphi, Maryland | 1976 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Walter | Scheel听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1975 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Cyril Northcote | Parkinson听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1974 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Neil Alden | Armstrong | Heidelberg, Germany | 1971 | Doctor of Science |
| 听 | James Hilliard | Polk听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1969 | Doctor of Military Science |
| The Honorable | Earl | Warren听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1966 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Arnold J. | Toynbee听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1964 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 听 | Tamon | Maeda听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1962 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Edwin Oldfather | Reischauer听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1962 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | H. E. Paul-Henri | Spaak听听 | Adelphi, Maryland | 1962 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Carter B. | Magruder听听 | Tokyo, Japan | 1961 | Doctor of Military Science |
| 听 | Elvis Jacob | Stahr Jr. | Heidelberg, Germany | 1961 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Shigeru | Yoshida | Tokyo, Japan | 1961 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Willy | Brandt | Heidelberg, Germany | 1960 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Kotaro | Tanaka | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Douglas | MacArthur II | Tokyo, Japan | 1959 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Gerhard | Schroeder听听 | Heidelberg, Germany | 1959 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | David K. E. | Bruce | Heidelberg, Germany | 1958 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Isaac Davis | White | Tokyo, Japan | 1958 | Doctor of Military Science |
| 听 | William H. | Tunner | Heidelberg, Germany | 1956 | Doctor of Military Science |
| 听 | Matthew B. | Ridgway | Paris, France | 1952 | Doctor of Military Science |
| 听 | Konrad | Adenauer | Adelphi, Maryland | 1951 | Doctor of Laws |
| 听 | Hans | von Kres | Bonn, Germany | 1951 | Doctor of Letters |