Ethnic Studies at University of Maine

If you plan to study ethnic studies, 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 approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UMaine.

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

UMaine Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMaine does offer online courses in ethnic studies for the following degree levels:

UMaine Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how UMaine performed in these rankings.

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 ethnic studies major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. 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 Popular Online Ethnic Studies Schools	5
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools	208
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	140	$63,210
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$79,080

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.