History at University of Maine

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

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 History section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

UMaine History Rankings

The history major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
History	27

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Managers	1,380	$96,570
History Professors	140	$73,350
Curators	90	$52,270
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$40,610

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.