Accounting and Finance at University of Maryland Global Campus

What traits are you looking for in a accounting and finance school? To help you decide if University of Maryland Global Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting and finance program.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year.

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

UMGC Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMGC offers distance education options for accounting and finance at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMGC Accounting and Finance 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.

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting and finance majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Accounting and Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of accounting and finance master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in accounting and finance each year. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting and finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Other Accounting and Related Services
• Accounting

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance 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 Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Budget Analysts	2,300	$89,940

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.