by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of Maryland Global Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in accounting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMGC was $659 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $480 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $11,862 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
accounting who receive their master’s degree from UMGC make an average of $71,015 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $56,422.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UMGC offers online option in its accounting master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.0% of the accounting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.6% of the accounting master’s degrees at UMGC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 43 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Finance | 107 |
| Other Accounting and Related Services | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 2,022 |
| International Business | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 92 |
*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.
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