Accounting at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Maryland Eastern Shore has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,646. Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021, 4 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.

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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
	473
	713
	824
	948
	978
	1,001
	1,005
	1,090
	1,716
	1,732

Earnings of UMES Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMES is $38,439. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMES. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMES also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	4

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Hospitality Management

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610

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.