Economics at University of Maine

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

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

UMaine Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

UMaine Economics Rankings

The economics major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

Economics Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Economics Bachelor’s Program

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

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of economics master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UMaine, 57% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at University of Maine. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	29
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	7
Other Economics	1

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	770	$68,670
Economics Professors	90	$99,630
Survey Researchers	30	$56,890

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.