Graduate Programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Graduate School Overview

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (referred to as UMES) is a Public, 4 years school located in Princess Anne, MD. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a historically black school. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1937 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UMES Directory Information
School Name	University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
Address	J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299
Phone	410-651-2200
Web	https://www.umes.edu
Online Application	https://www.umes.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.umes.edu/FinancialAid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $10,464 for Maryland residents and $17,544 for out-of-state students. The school has 573 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,384 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,544 $10,464 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	573
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $10,464 for Maryland residents and $17,544 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $349 for Maryland residents and $642 for out-of-state students.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $10,464 for Maryland residents and $17,544 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.24% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,800	$1,848	$14,496	$1,848
2019-2020	$7,968	$2,194	$14,784	$2,194
2020-2021	$7,968	$2,194	$14,784	$2,194
2021-2022	$8,352	$2,088	$15,072	$2,088
2022-2023	$8,304	$2,160	$15,384	$2,160

The graduate school tuition & fees of UMES is average compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,924 (public) / $18,096 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	$10,464	$17,544
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,822	$18,640
Public	$12,804	$19,924
Private	$18,096

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,636 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. On-campus living costs are increased by 10.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,513. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.32% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,864	$4,050	$11,136	$4,050
2019-2020	$10,085	$4,050	$11,136	$4,050
2020-2021	$10,085	$4,050	$11,136	$4,050
2021-2022	$10,085	$4,050	$11,136	$4,050
2022-2023	$10,636	$5,000	$12,513	$5,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $349 for Maryland residents and $642 for other students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.23% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Maryland Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$325	$604
2019-2020	$332	$616
2020-2021	$332	$616
2021-2022	$348	$628
2022-2023	$349	$642

Graduate Programs at UMES

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers 23 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 125 students have completed their study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Offered Degrees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	1	59
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	0	15
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	51
Total	23	1	125

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance program with 13 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 47 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	13	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Criminology	✕	9	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	47	$110,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	32	-
Pharmacy	✕	26	$110,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	25	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	8	-

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers 23 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 125 students have completed their graduate studies.

59 students have earned/completed Master's program.
51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Food Science	✕	3	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	13	-
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Toxicology	✕	3	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Criminology	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	0	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	0	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	6	-
	Total	59

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Food Science	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Toxicology	✕	3	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	2	-
	Total	15

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	26	$110,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	25	-
	Total	51

Graduate Student Population at UMES

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 573 students enrolled into University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate schools where it has total 2,384 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 347 full-time and 226 part-time graduate students. By gender, 187 male and 386 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	573	187	386
Full-time	347	113	234
Part-tme	226	74	152

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a historically black school and 154 (26.88% of total students) students are Black/African American at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. There are 131 White (22.86%), 19 Hispanic (3.32%), 31 Asian (5.41%), and 238 students with other races. 32 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	573	187	386
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	31	15	16
Black/African American	154	48	106
Hispanic	19	5	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	131	47	84
Two More	40	10	30
Un-Known	166	47	119
Non-resident Alien	32	15	17

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 33 graduate students (5.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 31 graduate students (5.41% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	573
Enrolled Online Exclusively	33
Enrolled Some Online Courses	31
Not in Online Courses	509

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 131 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.86% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.17%), 43 students are aged above 50 (7.50%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	573	187	386
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	8	4	4
Age 22-24	123	36	87
Age 25-29	191	67	124
Age 30-34	71	20	51
Age 35-39	45	21	24
Age 40-49	76	22	54
Age 50-64	40	1	39
Over 64	3	0	3
Age Un-Known	15	15	0

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