University of Maryland Eastern Shore Trade Programs

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Princess Anne draws many to the area.

Where Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

Contact details for UMES are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299
Phone:	410-651-2200
Website:	www.umes.edu

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Can I Afford UMES?

For the 2021-2022 academic year, part-time UMES students paid $233 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $607 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,637	$16,467
Fees	$3,261	$3,261
Books and Supplies	$2,020	$2,020
On Campus Room and Board	$10,636	$10,636
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,000	$5,000

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMES, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,595 a year. That adds up to $26,380 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMES is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,811 undergraduate students at UMES, with 1,619 being full-time and 192 being part-time.

There are also 573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,619 full-time undergraduates at UMES, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Eastern Shore students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	965
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	123
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	390

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UMES. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

In 2020-2021, 894 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMES has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UMES

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore was 9.9%. This is the #1,227 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMES regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	11	11
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	9	9
Civil Engineering Technology	6	6
Physician Assistant	0	0
TOTAL	26	26

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Trades

In 2021-2022, University of Maryland Eastern Shore awarded 78 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	0	0	9
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	0	6
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	11
Total	0	0	0	78

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.