General Psychology at University of Maine

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UMaine.

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

UMaine General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UMaine General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 General 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	288

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMaine. This makes it the #276 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 #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UMaine Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $27,436. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from UMaine in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% 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 14% 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	2
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMaine General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UMaine in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were 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.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.