Medan Area University is holding a graduation ceremony period I in 2020, this graduation ceremony looks different from the previous one. Because the event was held online using the Zoom application and the Medan Area University YouTube channel live streaming which was held on Saturday, August 15, 2020. This graduation has the theme “In Facing the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Digital Economy, UMA Continues to Improve Digital-Based Academic Administration Services to Support the Quality of Education so as to Produce Innovative, Character, Professional and Independent Graduates”. In its implementation, the Chancellor and his staff are still present at the Campus I Library building at the University of Medan Area while still paying attention to complete health protocols using red and white masks, while the graduates / I remain at their respective homes. Graduation which was held virtually followed 457 graduates, consisting of 442 undergraduate graduates and 15 master program graduates. The graduates come from 7 faculties, namely Engineering, Agriculture, Economics and Business, Law, Social and Political Sciences, Psychology, Biology and 4 Masters in Psychology, Masters in Agribusiness, Masters in Public Administration and Masters in Law.

Meanwhile, there are 40 graduates from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Medan Area, consisting of 20 graduates from Public Administration study program, 11 graduates from Communication Science Study Program and 9 graduates from Government Science study program. Also attending were the Head of the Haji Education Foundation, Agus Salim, Mr. Drs. H. M. Erwin Siregar, M.BA, he hopes that in the future the Medan Area University will be more advanced, and not forgetting he also congratulates the graduates who have completed their studies at the Medan Area University.
Tak ketinggalan Gubernur Sumatera Utara Edy Rahmayadi menyempatkan diri memberikan ucapan selamat kepada para wisudawan/I yang di lantik, dan berharap almumni UMA menjadi intelektual bangsa yang inovatif, berkepribadian dan mandiri serta bermanfaat dan dapat berkontribusi dalam pembangunan dan kemajuan provinsi Sumatera Utara.
Selain Gubernur Sumatera Utara Edy Rahmayadi, Kepala LLDIKTI Wilayah I Prof. Dr. Dian Armanto M.Pd., MA., M.Sc., Ph.d. juga memberikan kata sambutan dan wejengan kepada para wisudawan dengan cara yang khas yaitu menggunakan pantun, sehingga para wisudawan sangat terhibur dengan pantun-pantunya.
Selengkapnya acara wisuda Daring Universitas Medan Area dapat dilihat ulang melalui chanel youtube Universitas Medan Area.