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Accounting at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,838 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 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.

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UMCP. This makes it the #72 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMCP Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $61,982. This is 34% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

49% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The accounting program at UMCP awarded 200 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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.

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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

68% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UMCP. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

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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.

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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.

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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