Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
3,201
63.8% Female
36.2% Male

Institution Overview

System
University of Maine System
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
275
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
77
Doctoral Research
40
Distance
65
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
1.19%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.69%
Asian
1.78%
Black or African American
3.16%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
67.45%
White
1.44%
Two or more races
11.81%
Unknown
11.43%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$65
Admissions Office Web Address
www.go.umaine.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$10,026
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,528

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
Yes
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
77
Master's (Distance)
19
Doctor's Degree Research
40
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
40
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
27
Post Master's Certificate
13
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
4
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Administration of Special Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Ancient Studies/Civilization Doctoral – Research Yes No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Aquaculture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Behavioral Aspects of Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biochemistry Master's Degree Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree Yes Yes
Biological and Physical Sciences Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biomedical Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree Yes No
Communication, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Construction Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Doctoral – Research Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Disability Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education, General Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Education, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree Yes No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Entomology Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Food Technology and Processing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Forest Sciences and Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forestry, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
French Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
General Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree Yes No
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Human Nutrition Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Informatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Information Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Intermedia/Multimedia Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Marine Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Maritime Studies Master's Degree Yes Yes
Materials Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics Master's Degree Yes No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Molecular Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes Yes
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Leadership Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Project Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Research and Development Management Master's Degree Yes No
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes Yes
Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Education and Teaching, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Structural Engineering Master's Degree Yes Yes
Surveying Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Zoology/Animal Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 584 528 20 36
With faculty status 571 528 7 36
Tenured 308 304 0 4
On tenure track 132 120 0 12
Not on tenure track 131 104 7 20
Multi-year contract 58 32 6 20
Annual contract 73 72 1 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 13 0 13 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$10,026
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,528
Financial aid office web address
www.umaine.edu/stuaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$6,320
Typical Board
$6,376
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$10,026$30,528
Full time Fees$420$420
Part time, per credit hour$557$1,696

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
3,201
63.8% Female
36.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
1.19%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.69%
Asian
1.78%
Black or African American
3.16%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
67.45%
White
1.44%
Two or more races
11.81%
Unknown
11.43%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 16 22
Asian 18 36
Black Or African American 32 25
Hispanic Or Latino 43 58
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 1
Non-resident Alien 198 168
White 720 1,439
Two Or More Races 19 27
Unknown 111 267

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
648
39.7% Male
60.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
62
48.4% Male
51.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
158
20.3% Male
79.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
26
7.7% Male
92.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
168 College Avenue
Orono, ME 04469
Phone
207-581-1865
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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