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Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
2,511
65.0% Female
35.0% Male

Institution Overview

System
University of Maine System

School Type
Public

Region
New England CT ME MA NH RI VT

Academic Calendar
Semester

Setting
Suburb: Small

Academics


Graduate Assistantships
Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes

Total # of Programs
246

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
81
Doctoral Research
46
Distance
22

Degrees Offered

Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Certificate Offered

Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
1.63%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.92%
Asian
0.60%
Black or African American
0.96%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
70.57%
White
0.76%
Two or more races
14.93%
Unknown
9.60%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions


Application Fee
$65

Admissions Office Web Address
www.go.umaine.edu/

Tuition & Aid


Average In-State Tuition
$7,524

Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,940

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
81
Master's (Distance)
11
Doctor's Degree Research
46
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
22
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
10
Post Master's Certificate
11

Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
No
No
Agriculture, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
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
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree Yes No
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Disability Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
No
No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Educational Evaluation and Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
No
No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
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
No
No
Yes
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Forestry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
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
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes Yes
Intermedia/Multimedia Master's Degree Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Marine Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Materials Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
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
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
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
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's Degree Yes Yes
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes 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
No
No
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
No
No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
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
No
Special Education and Teaching, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Surveying Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Master's Degree Yes No
Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Women's Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Zoology/Animal Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 541 480 16 45
With faculty status 541 480 16 45
Tenured 306 306 0 0
On tenure track 84 84 0 0
Not on tenure track 151 90 16 45
Multi-year contract 114 62 8 44
Annual contract 37 28 8 1
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 0 0 0 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
$7,524

Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,940

Financial aid office web address
www.umaine.edu/stuaid/

Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes

Typical Room
$5,004

Typical Board
$4,572

Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$7,524$23,940
Full time Fees$1,124$1,124
Part time, per credit hour$418$1,330

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
2,511
65.0% Female
35.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
1.63%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.92%
Asian
0.60%
Black or African American
0.96%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
70.57%
White
0.76%
Two or more races
14.93%
Unknown
9.60%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 18 23
Asian 10 13
Black Or African American 11 4
Hispanic Or Latino 8 16
Non-resident Alien 140 101
White 572 1,200
Two Or More Races 10 9
Unknown 110 265

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
326
39.9% Male
60.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
69
47.8% Male
52.2% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
41
17.1% Male
82.9% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
32
31.3% Male
68.8% Female

Overview


Library Facilities at Institution
Yes

On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesYes
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo

Admissions Office Contact

Address
168 College Avenue
Orono, ME 04469

Phone
207-581-1865

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