Social Work at University of Maine

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work 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. Of the 2,012 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maine in 2021, 29 of them were social work majors.

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

UMaine Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

UMaine Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work 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 social work major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	166
	191

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in social work from UMaine. This makes it the #189 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $35,402. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from UMaine in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 47 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UMaine, 89% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,550	$52,130
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,040	$56,000
Social and Community Service Managers	1,030	$60,620
Healthcare Social Workers	740	$52,830
Social Workers	470	$52,360

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.