Accounting at University of Maryland - College Park

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 - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 1,646 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 200 of them were accounting majors.

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

UMCP Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UMCP Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMCP 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
	23
	33
	274
	329
	519

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UMCP. This makes it the #68 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMCP. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	75
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UMCP Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UMCP in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 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 - College Park.

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
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.