Liberal Arts at University of Maine

If you are interested in studying liberal arts, 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 has a total student population of 11,741.

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

UMaine Liberal Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Liberal Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UMaine does offer online education options in liberal studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

UMaine Liberal Arts Rankings

The liberal studies major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. 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.

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at UMaine are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

UMaine Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of liberal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical liberal studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal 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 liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Studies

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal 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
Professors	420	$57,880

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.