Accounting at University of Maine

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

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

UMaine Accounting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UMaine Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UMaine 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Accounting Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	36

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,140	$39,190
Accountants and Auditors	4,640	$70,810
Financial Managers	2,470	$119,080
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	650	$40,400
Financial Analysts	490	$79,610

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
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