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. UMES is a historically black school.

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 of UMES is $8,010 for Maryland residents and $13,500 for out-of-state students. The school has 585 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,518 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	$13,500 $8,010 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	585
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	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UMES is $8,010 for Maryland residents and $13,500 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $346 for Maryland residents and $641 for out-of-state students.

UMES offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Maryland Residents	$8,010
Out-of-State	$13,500
Tuition per Credit Hour
Maryland Residents	$346
Out-of-State	$641

UMES 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, 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	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 $8,010 for Maryland residents and $13,500 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -23.05% 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
2023-2024	$6,390	$1,620	$11,880	$1,620

The graduate school tuition & fees of UMES is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,897 (public) / $18,688 (private).

The following 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	$8,010	$13,500
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,836	$18,908
Public	$12,834	$19,897
Private	$18,688

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 UMES.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,512. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.01% 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
2023-2024	$10,636	$5,000	$12,512	$5,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $265 for Maryland residents and $493 for other students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -23.09% 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	$346	$641
2023-2024	$265	$493

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at UMES.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$30,480	$2,282	$59,207	$2,282

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, 144 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	48
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	0	22
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	74
Total	23	1	144

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 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) program with 11 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 44 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	11	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	9	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Food Science	✕	5	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	44	$110,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Food Science	✕	3	-
Toxicology	✕	3	-

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 144 students have completed their graduate studies.

48 students have earned/completed Master's program.
74 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 [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Food Science	✕	5	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	9	-
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Toxicology	✕	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	11	-
	Total	48

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Food Science	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Toxicology	✕	3	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	22

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	44	$110,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
	Total	74

Graduate Student Population at UMES

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 585 students enrolled into University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate schools where it has total 2,518 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 346 full-time and 239 part-time graduate students. By gender, 191 male and 394 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	585	191	394
Full-time	346	116	230
Part-tme	239	75	164

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a historically black school and 273 (46.67% of total students) students are Black/African American at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. There are 157 White (26.84%), 22 Hispanic (3.76%), 26 Asian (4.44%), and 107 students with other races. 35 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	585	191	394
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	26	13	13
Black/African American	273	78	195
Hispanic	22	9	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	157	50	107
Two More	43	13	30
Un-Known	28	11	17
Non-resident Alien	35	17	18

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 28 graduate students (4.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 44 graduate students (7.52% 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	585
Enrolled Online Exclusively	28
Enrolled Some Online Courses	44
Not in Online Courses	513

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 143 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.44% of total students), 54 students are aged above 50 (9.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	585	191	394
Age 20-21	9	3	6
Age 22-24	134	40	94
Age 25-29	175	59	116
Age 30-34	82	30	52
Age 35-39	51	19	32
Age 40-49	80	24	56
Age 50-64	51	15	36
Over 64	3	1	2

Similar Schools to UMES

Compare similar schools with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

Delaware State

UMES vs. Delaware State

Delaware State University (Delaware State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Dover, DE. Delaware State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,160 for Delaware residents and $14,976 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 830 and it offers total 119 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

UMES vs. HU

Howard University (HU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Washington, DC. Howard University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $38,050 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 3,077 and it offers total 136 graduate programs(4 online programs).

Compare

View School

Coppin

UMES vs. Coppin

Coppin State University (Coppin) is a Public, 4 years school located in Baltimore, MD. Coppin State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,370 for Maryland residents and $14,058 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 249 and it offers total 53 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Compare

View School

B CU

UMES vs. B CU

Bethune-Cookman University (B CU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Daytona Beach, FL. Bethune-Cookman University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $14,100 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 99 and it offers total 47 graduate programs(3 online programs).

Compare

View School

FAMU

UMES vs. FAMU

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Tallahassee, FL. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,876 for Florida residents and $24,669 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,506 and it offers total 102 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

Savannah State

UMES vs. Savannah State

Savannah State University (Savannah State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Savannah, GA. Savannah State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $6,120 for Georgia residents and $18,852 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 205 and it offers total 42 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

Morgan State

UMES vs. Morgan State

Morgan State University (Morgan State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Baltimore, MD. Morgan State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,819 for Maryland residents and $17,883 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,492 and it offers total 117 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

NCAT

UMES vs. NCAT

North Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) is a Public, 4 years school located in Greensboro, NC. North Carolina A & T State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,103 for North Carolina residents and $20,903 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,654 and it offers total 122 graduate programs(31 online programs).

Compare

View School

North Carolina Central

UMES vs. North Carolina Central

North Carolina Central University (North Carolina Central) is a Public, 4 years school located in Durham, NC. North Carolina Central University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,480 for North Carolina residents and $20,788 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,919 and it offers total 66 graduate programs(28 online programs).

Compare

View School

South Carolina State

UMES vs. South Carolina State

South Carolina State University (South Carolina State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Orangeburg, SC. South Carolina State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 275 and it offers total 66 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

NSU

UMES vs. NSU

Norfolk State University (NSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Norfolk, VA. Norfolk State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,068 for Virginia residents and $25,482 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 446 and it offers total 51 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Compare

View School