Inside Academics at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Maryland Eastern Shore: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. University of Maryland Eastern Shore employs 71% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore can choose from 37 majors with reported graduates spanning 20 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at University of Maryland Eastern Shore:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,545 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (62% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — the schools accreditation and what it means