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Engineering at University of Maine

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

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

UMaine Engineering Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMaine offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UMaine Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Engineering Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	191
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMaine Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UMaine, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	80
Civil Engineering	61
Chemical Engineering	36
Biomedical Engineering	31
Computer Engineering	18
Electrical Engineering	15
Engineering Physics	6
Surveying Engineering	5
Other Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Civil Engineers	1,130	$82,160
Mechanical Engineers	970	$93,310
Industrial Engineers	830	$88,020
Industrial Production Managers	770	$97,400

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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