Military & Veteran Awards
| Year | Award | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 3 "Best for Vets Employer" in Education - Teaching - Administration | |
| 2025 | No. 3 鈥淏est For Vets鈥 in Primarily Online Education | |
| 2025 | Institution of the Year | Council of Colleges and Military Educators (CCME) |
| 2024 | No. 1 "Best for Vets" in Primarily Online Education | Military Times |
| 2023 | No. 1 "Best for Vets" Online/Hybrid University | |
| 2023 | No. 1 "Best for Vets" Employer (Education Category) | |
| 2022 | No. 1 鈥淏est For Vets鈥 in Primarily Online Education | Military Times |
| 2022 | No. 5 鈥淏est for Vets鈥 Colleges | Military Times |
| 2022 | No. 1 "Best for Vets Employer" in Education - Teaching - Administration | Military Times |
| 2021 | No. 1 "Best for Vets Employer" in Education - Teaching - Administration |
Specific Academic Program Awards
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2022 | Among the premier global DBA providers | |
| 2021 | Best Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Programs for ROI | OnlineU.com |
Cybersecurity Competition Team Awards
Learn more about the Cybersecurity Competition Team and see a historical list of their awards and achievements.
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2026 | 2nd Place | WWT Haystack CTF |
| 2026 | 1st Place | WWT F5 CTF Beta Test |
| 2026 | 1st Place | WWT CrowdStrike CTF |
| 2025 | No. 3 | Hack the Box Worldwide University Rankings |
| 2025 | No. 1 | Hack the Box U.S. University Rankings |
| 2025 | 3rd & 4th Place | MAGIC CTF Competition 18 |
| 2025 | Final Four (East Region) | Hack the Madness |
| 2024 | 1st & 2nd Place | MAGIC CTF Competition 17 |
| 2024 | No. 1 | Hack the Box U.S. University Rankings |
| 2024 | No. 5 | Hack the Box Worldwide University Rankings |
| 2024 | 3rd Place | Parsons CTF (June 2024) |
| 2024 | 2nd & 3rd Place | MAGIC CTF Competition 16 |
| 2024 | 2nd Place | World Wide Technology Disarm Me CTF: Hack, Decrypt, Disable |
| 2024 | No. 1 in Eastern Region | Virtual Internship and Varied Innovative Demonstrations (VIVID) CTF |
| 2024 | Advanced to Regionals |
Award Archives
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2020 | EC-Council Academia Circle of Excellence Award | |
| 2019 | EC-Council Academia Circle of Excellence Award | |
| 2019 | Leader in Online Education | The BestSchools.org |
| 2019 | Best Online Colleges in Maryland | GuideToOnlineSchools.com (now OnlineU) |
| 2019 | Top Online Bachelor's Degree Programs in the United States | (now OnlineU) |
| 2019 | Top Online Colleges in the United States聽 | (now OnlineU) |
| 2018 | Academia Circle of Excellence Award | |
| 2017 | Academia Circle of Excellence Award | |
| 2016 | Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award聽 | INSIGHT into Diversity |
| 2015 | Educator of the Year | World Affairs Council |
| 2015 | President's Award | Open Education Consortium |
| 2015 | Outstanding Work Award | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education |
| 2015 | Top 10 in Degrees Awarded to African American Students聽 | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education |
| 2015 | Award for Excellence in Advancing Student Success | UPCEA |
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2019 | No. 3 Best for Vets 2020, Online & Nontraditional Schools | |
| 2019 | Best Military Friendly Online Colleges | GuideToOnlineSchools.com (now OnlineU) |
| 2019 | No. 1 Best Yellow Ribbon Online Schools 2019 | GuideToOnlineSchools.com (now OnlineU) |
| 2018 | No. 4 Best Cybersecurity Program 2018聽 | Military Times |
| 2018 | No. 1 Best College 2018, Online & Nontraditional Schools | Military Times |
| 2017 | Top School | Military Advanced Education & Transition |
| 2017 | No. 5 in the United States, UMGC Cybersecurity Programs | Military Times |
| 2017 | Top Public University for Veterans in 2017 | Military Times |
| 2016 | Best of the Best: Top Veteran-Friendly Schools聽 | U.S. Veterans Magazine |
| 2016 | No. 4 Best for Vets in Nontraditional Universities Category | Military Times |
| 2015 | No. 1 Best for Vets in Nontraditional Universities Category | Military Times |
| 2015 | Best of the Best | Top Veteran-Friendly Schools U.S. Veterans Magazine |
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2020 | No. 2 Best Online Master's in Information Technology | Guide to Online Schools (now OnlineU) |
| 2020 | No. 14 Most Affordable Online Master's in Systems Engineering for 2020 | OnlineSchoolsReport.com |
| 2020 | No. 2 Best Online Information Science Degrees for 2020, BS in Information Systems Management聽 | OnlineSchoolsReport.com |
| 2019 | Best Online Colleges Offering Bachelor's in Human Resources | SR Education Group |
| 2019 | Best Online Colleges Offering Master's in Human Resources | SR Education Group |
| 2019 | Top Online Master's in Data Science Programs, UMGC's Master of Science in Data Analytics | OnlineMasters.com |
| 2019 | Top Online Master's in Biotechnology Programs, UMGC's Master of Science in Biotechnology聽 | OnlineMasters.com |
| 2019 | Top Online Master's in Public Relations, UMGC's Master of Science in Management with a Specialization in Public Relations | BestCollegeReviews.org |
| 2019 | Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program | SC Magazine |
| 2018 | 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Law Degrees | OnlineU |
| 2018 | Top Online Master's in Project Management Programs, UMGC's Master of Science in Management with a Specialization in Project Management聽 | OnlineMasters.com |
| 2018 | Top 50 Best Online Master's in Health Administration Programs, UMGC's Master of Science in Healthcare Administration Program | Online Masters |
| 2018 | Best Information Governance Service Provider 2018 | InfoGov18 |
| 2018 | Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program | SC Magazine |
| 2017 | No. 3 Most Affordable Online Master's in Software Engineering, MS in Cloud Computing Architecture, MS in Information Technology Specialization in Software Engineering聽 | SR Education Group |
| 2017 | No. 1 Forensic Accounting Degree Program, Bachelor of Science in Accounting | Best College Reviews |
| 2017 | No. 5 Online Risk Management Degree Program, Bachelor of Science in Finance | Best College Reviews |
| 2017 | No. 6 Online Bachelor's in Finance, Bachelor of Science in Finance | Best College Reviews |
| 2017 | No. 6 Online Bachelor's in Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management聽 | Best College Reviews |
| 2017 | No. 9 Online Master's in Nonprofit Management, Master of Science in Management Specialization in Nonprofit Management | Best College Reviews |
| 2017 | No. 8 Top Online Master's in Education Technology in 2017, UMGC's Master of Education in Instructional Technology | GetEducated.com |
| 2017 | No. 19 Most Affordable Online Supply Chain Management Degrees, MS in Management Specialization in Acquisition and Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certificate in Acquisition and Supply Chain Management | SR Education Group |
| 2017 | 10 Best Cyber Security Colleges That Are Not Ivy League聽 | University Herald |
| 2016 | Best Value College, Master of Science in Health Care Administration Program | College Values Online |
| 2016 | Effective Practice Award, College Essentials of Computer Programming (UCSP 635) | Online Learning Consortium |
| 2016 | UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Outstanding Program Award, UMGC Master of Science in Data Analytics | UPCEA, Mid-Atlantic Region |
| 2016 | UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Partnership Award, UMGC Master of Science in Data Analytics聽 | UPCEA, Mid-Atlantic Region |
| 2016 | Best Online Master's in Health Informatics Degrees, 2016 | College Choice |
| 2016 | Distance Education Innovation Award Finalist, Master of Science in Data Analytics | National University Technology Network |
| 2016 | Top 50 Best Value Online Big Data Programs of 2016 | ValueColleges.com |
| 2015 | National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence聽 | U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center |
| 2015 | National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance & Cyber Defense Education | National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security |
UMGC maintains an archived list of awards for the UMGC Cybersecurity Competition Team.聽 For other student team award archives, please see below:
| Year | Award | Source |
| 2018 | 1st Place, MS in Data Analytics Students | Watson Analytics Global Academics Network |
| 2018 | 3rd Place, MS in Data Analytics Students | Watson Analytics Global Academics Network |
| 2017 | No. 2, 2017 Watson Analytics Global Competition, University of Maryland Global Campus Data | Analytics Team Watson Analytics Global Academics Network |