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. Of the 1,275 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 26 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.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at University of Southern Maine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	522

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from University of Southern Maine. This is the #523 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of University of Southern Maine Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $45,681. 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 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

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from University of Southern Maine in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% 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.

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	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.