Accounting Schools In Maine
Maine has 13 accredited accounting schools where accounting faculty who teach accounting classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the accounting academic community in Maine, and the future trends in accounting training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Accounting
- Bachelors degree in Accounting
- Masters degree in Accounting
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Accounting Employment
| Maine | 14,330 |
| National | 3,526,740 |
Approximately 0% of the country's accounting professionals work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Maine
| 13,870 | 13,280 | 14,030 | 13,930 | 14,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of accounting professionals is growing in Maine. 460 more accounting professionals were working in Maine in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of accounting has grown by 3% in Maine. This growth is slower than the change in the number of accounting professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 7% from 2006 to 2010.
Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in Maine
| $37,103 | $38,495 | $39,515 | $40,593 | $41,910 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Accounting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maine, as the number of accounting professionals is growing, the salaries earned by accounting professionals are increasing. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $37,103 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $41,910 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$27,682 |
25th percentile |
$33,170 |
50th percentile |
$40,255 |
75th percentile |
$47,798 |
90th percentile |
$57,417 |
Thus, accounting professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of accounting, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid accounting professionals earning 107% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Maine state.
Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Maine
Accounting |
$41,910 |
Business |
$79,269 |
Business Administration |
$76,127 |
Finance |
$58,442 |
Forensic Accounting |
$56,125 |
Small Business |
$85,280 |
Accounting professionals in Maine earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 19 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited accounting schools in Maine is increasing. In Maine, there were 206 graduates in 2006. And there were 235 graduates from accounting courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Maine by 14%. A majority of these graduates, or 42%, graduated with an associate's degree in accounting.