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One of the things that drew me to this school is for the ability to take classes online. At the time I was working full time 12-hour shifts, online classes were all I can take for this kind of schedule. I enjoyed going part time to this school as the courses that were required for me to complete my Master's degree varied in difficulty. The first couple of courses were relatively easy as they served as refreshers to what I learned for my Bachelor's degree. I enjoyed the Capstone course the most because... Read More it allowed me to put everything that I had learned into one and create a Python script that would take a command prompt software and change it to GUI, making it easier for users to use instead of the command prompt. This school was also affordable for a Master's degree.

I did my masters in Biotechnology:with a specialization in Bioinformatics. The class I took that for Biotechnology or basic coding related were great. Any class to do with bioinformatics was a joke. You only end up taking a few class that are related to bioinformatics and this leaves you wholly unprepared to work in the bioinformatics field. I work closely with bioinformatics and I could not even do the simplest task they do. I can only break stuff. Bioinformatics requires alot of coding and if you... Read More have no experience in that two years of an online school is not going to give you that. This program was slapped together with other classed they already offer in other programs with one or two class that are horrible for bioinformatics. Go here for Biotechnology masters but not for Bioinformatics. Most teachers were good and I enjoyed the flexibility of online. I recommend this school but not this program.

I am a military spouse that needed a reputable school that would flexible with our duty station rotations. I received my second bachelors from UMUC then rolled into my Masters program. My only issue with the school is the Financial Aid office needs to be contacted 1-2 per semester. The degree confer process took almost 2 months, considering you pay $50 to have them validate course work and print a diploma, that was a long time to me. I believe overall this school has a good reputation, I attribute... Read More my successful career to the degree obtained at UMUC, which is well respected in the DC/MD/VA area biotechnology and clinical research industry. Course material is all provided and to me that is what sold me on returning for my Masters.