Accreditation and Authorization

  • Logo of the DEAC Distance Education Accrediting Commission with a green starburst graphic and the words 'DEAC' and 'Distance Education Accrediting Commission'.

    UMT is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. The Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

  • Logo of CHEA and CIQG with text indicating Council for Higher Education Accreditation and CHEA International Quality Group.

    UMT is an institutional member of Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

  • Certification seal for the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management, featuring geometric shapes and purple and black text.

    The academic programs are accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) are: MSM in PM, MBA in PM, MSIT in IT PM, DBA in PM and Executive Certificate in PM.

    The GAC Accredited Program seal is a mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.

  • Logo of SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia) with a stylized eagle and text.

    UMT is authorized to operate as a university to enroll and confer degrees by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

  • UMT is NC-SARA participating institution. UMT enrolls students who reside in a state that is a NC-SARA state or reside outside the United States.

    UMT currently does not enroll residents from California because it is not a NC-SARA state nor exempts online studies without CA state authorization.

  • Badge indicating authorized training partner for project management institute, 2025

    UMT is an Authorized Training Provider of the Project Management Institues (PMI).

UMT is approved by US Department of Education to participate in Title IV program.

UMT is approved by US Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enroll F-1 international students.

UMT is approved to offer GI Bill® educational benefits by the Virginia State Approving Agency. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibil.