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Journalism at University of Maine

Journalism at University of Maine

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what University of Maine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UMaine Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Journalism Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at University of Maine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 9

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Editors 360 $50,650
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $42,650
Radio and Television Announcers 220 $36,810
Photographers 120 $38,360
Communications Professors 100 $62,060

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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