Accounting at University of Maine at Augusta

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Maine at Augusta stacks up to those at other schools.

UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and approximately 4,128 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

UMA Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UMA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMA does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMA Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UMA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UMA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	154
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Most Focused Accounting Schools	491
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583
Most Popular Accounting Schools	782
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	849
Best Accounting Schools	1,035

Accounting Student Demographics at UMA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Maine at Augusta.

UMA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 19 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMA. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine at Augusta with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMA also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine at Augusta.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Accountants and Auditors	4,640	$70,810
Business Professors	330	$70,700
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	250	$54,690
Financial Examiners	210	$66,720
Credit Analysts	170	$69,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.