Accounting at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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 Maryland Eastern Shore stacks up to those at other schools.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and approximately 3,193 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UMES.

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

UMES Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UMES Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UMES 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 Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	525
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	657
Most Focused Accounting Schools	773
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	785
Most Popular Accounting Schools	865
Best Accounting Schools	940

Accounting Student Demographics at UMES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

UMES Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 15 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMES. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMES 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Budget Analysts	2,300	$89,940
Credit Analysts	1,310	$70,150
Business Professors	1,080	$121,280
Financial Examiners	890	$77,440

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.