UMBC provides a unique environment for students to earn a graduate degree in Montgomery County at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG). Students will have access to UMBC’s best faculty, dynamic learning environment, and individualized advising without commuting to Baltimore. At The Universities at Shady Grove, UMBC offers you the best of both worlds by providing our reputation in your backyard. A dynamic mix of talented, engaged, and experienced professors teach students in small classroom sized-settings.