The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and sciences to full-time, part-time and online students.

Dagon University also offers a full-time four-year law degree program.

[1] Dagon University was opened in 1993 in North Dagon in the northeastern corner of Yangon to serve students from eastern Yangon districts.

The move was widely believed to be part of the Burmese military government's plan to disperse university students across many universities and colleges around the country.

Its regular Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) take four years to complete and honors degree programs BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) take five years.