Psychology at University of Maine

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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. In 2021, 99 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMaine.

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

UMaine Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UMaine Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
Best Value Psychology Basic Certificate Schools	23
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,067

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMaine. This makes it the #659 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #278 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UMaine in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UMaine Psychology Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UMaine, 67% 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 psychology.

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

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Maine. 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
General Psychology	91
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	16

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	290	$75,620
Psychology Professors	180	$73,000
Psychologists	60	$82,790

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.