Accounting at University of Southern Maine

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 Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 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.

University of Southern Maine Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

University of Southern Maine Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at University of Southern Maine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	26

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial 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 ME, the home state for University of Southern 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
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.