Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

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 Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

UMaine Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at University of Maine. 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
Chemical Engineering	36

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Surveying Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	760	$124,230
Engineers	610	$85,800
Engineering Professors	150	$87,920

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
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

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