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Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

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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. In 2021, 29 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UMaine.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UMaine Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UMaine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 34
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 76
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 103
Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 118
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 119
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 121
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 146

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UMaine. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $66,852. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

38% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

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About 79% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMaine Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

The chem eng program at UMaine awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UMaine, 100% 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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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