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2026 Rankings for University of Maryland Eastern Shore

What kind of rankings and accolades has UMES received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements UMES has earned will be listed on this page.

UMES received 9 ranking badges across College Factual’s 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for UMES:

#2 out of 11	#2 out of 12	#5 out of 85	#10 out of 66

UMES also offers graduate programs. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/university-of-maryland-eastern-shore/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland Ranking
  • Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Maryland Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland Ranking
  • Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Maryland Ranking

How UMES Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

UMES has 183 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	3	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	3	View Report
Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	2	View Report
Best Air Transportation Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in Maryland	3	3	View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Maryland	3	3	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	11	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools in Maryland	4	12	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools in Maryland	4	12	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	12	View Report
Best Physician Assistant Schools in Maryland	5	5	View Report
Best Exercise Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	5	5	View Report
Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	5	View Report
Best Exercise Science Schools in Maryland	7	7	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Maryland	7	7	View Report
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	7	View Report
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	8	8	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	8	10	View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	8	8	View Report
Best Sociology Schools in Maryland	8	8	View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	8	8	View Report
Best Sociology Schools in Maryland	8	8	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	43	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	9	11	View Report
Best Air Transportation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	9	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	46	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	11	View Report
Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Maryland	11	11	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maryland	14	16	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	17	19	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	17	19	View Report
Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Maryland	17	18	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Maryland	17	19	View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Maryland	18	20	View Report
Best General Biology Schools in Maryland	18	20	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	18	20	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	19	19	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	19	19	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Maryland	20	22	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Maryland	20	20	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Maryland	20	20	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22	22	View Report
Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	23	86	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools	29	35	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools	29	35	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	31	65	View Report
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	32	32	View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	33	70	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	35	35	View Report
Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland	35	37	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools	36	42	View Report
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	36	42	View Report
Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	38	38	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools	41	47	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	45	45	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools	46	48	View Report
Best Exercise Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	48	50	View Report
Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools	49	51	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools	59	195	View Report
Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	59	60	View Report
Best General Engineering Schools	63	272	View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	63	64	View Report
Best Exercise Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	64	66	View Report
Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools	66	74	View Report
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	81	86	View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	81	82	View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	81	82	View Report
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	84	89	View Report
Best Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	86	87	View Report
Best Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	86	87	View Report
Best Air Transportation Schools	95	106	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	111	118	View Report
Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	116	120	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	117	125	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	130	134	View Report
Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools	136	137	View Report
Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	147	162	View Report
Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	167	172	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools	172	177	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	180	190	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	185	194	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	187	196	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	190	201	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	199	209	View Report

How UMES Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

UMES has 183 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	3	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	3	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	2	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in Maryland	1	2	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value Exercise Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	5	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	4	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	11	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	12	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in Maryland	2	5	View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Maryland	2	3	View Report
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	8	View Report
Best Value Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	8	View Report
Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland	2	8	View Report
Best Value Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	2	8	View Report
Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland	2	8	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	3	View Report
Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Maryland	2	2	View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	3	19	View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	3	19	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	3	20	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools in Maryland	3	3	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Maryland	3	3	View Report
Best Value Exercise Science Schools in Maryland	3	7	View Report
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	5	View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Schools in Maryland	4	20	View Report
Best Value General Biology Schools in Maryland	4	20	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Maryland	4	21	View Report
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in Maryland	4	11	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	4	10	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	4	11	View Report
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	7	View Report
Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	85	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	19	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Maryland	5	9	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	11	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	22	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Schools in Maryland	7	12	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Schools in Maryland	7	12	View Report
Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	9	View Report
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	32	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maryland	9	16	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Maryland	9	18	View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	9	19	View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland	9	19	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	10	66	View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in Maryland	10	20	View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in Maryland	10	20	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	11	70	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	26	View Report
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Maryland	12	17	View Report
Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	37	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	13	27	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools	14	35	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools	14	35	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	56	View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	62	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	18	35	View Report
Best Value Exercise Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	18	57	View Report
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools	21	42	View Report
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	21	42	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maryland	21	35	View Report
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	24	88	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	25	43	View Report
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	25	85	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	25	115	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools	25	51	View Report
Best Value Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	26	81	View Report
Best Value Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	26	81	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	27	46	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	27	122	View Report
Best Value Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	29	85	View Report
Best Value Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	29	85	View Report
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools	29	56	View Report
Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools	30	45	View Report
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools	33	74	View Report
Best Value Exercise Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	35	75	View Report
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	41	168	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools	42	90	View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	48	194	View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	48	194	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	51	66	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	53	207	View Report
Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools	55	133	View Report

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.