by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Maine took the #706 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Maine, UMaine came in at #3.
UMaine was ranked #453 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Women make up 61.2% of the total graduate student body at UMaine while men make you 38.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 8.3% of the graduate student population at UMaine. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UMaine. Around 10.1% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,738 | $29,214 |
| Fees | $276 | $276 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from UMaine is $44,146. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 24% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for UMaine are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 168 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469 |
| Phone: | 207-581-1865 |
| Website: | www.umaine.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UMaineAdmissions |
| Twitter: | https://www.twitter.com/GoUMaine |
Around 63.5% of UMaine graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 49.5% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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