College of Southern Maryland Business Programs
Located in La Plata, Maryland, College of Southern Maryland is a public institution. The rural area surrounding CSM is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.
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College of Southern Maryland Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSM.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards CSM has earned from around the web.
| Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| #66 | Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Course Advisor |
| #180 | Best Value Colleges for Accounting | College Factual |
Where Is College of Southern Maryland?
Contact details for CSM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD 20646-0910 |
| Phone: | 301-934-2251 |
| Website: | www.csmd.edu/ |
How Do I Get Into CSM?
You can apply to CSM online at: https://www.csmd.edu/apply-register/credit/
Can I Afford College of Southern Maryland?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSM, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,331 a year. That adds up to $21,324 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSM is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
College of Southern Maryland Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,001 full-time undergraduates at CSM, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Southern Maryland students is as follows.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
|---|---|
| Asian | 99 |
| Black or African American | 498 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 |
| White | 1,029 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 204 |
Over 21 countries are represented at CSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Vietnam, and Philippines.
Online Learning at College of Southern Maryland
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSM has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 12th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of CSM
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Southern Maryland was 120.8%. This is the #328 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSM regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSM ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSM.
| Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | #55 | |
| General Business/Commerce | #55 | |
| General Business Administration and Management | #184 | |
| Business Administration & Management | #232 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
College of Southern Maryland Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
| Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 44 | 16 | 35 | 95 |
| General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| General Business/Commerce | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| General Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 93 | 68 | 205 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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