Engineering at University of Maine

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

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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Engineering Degrees Available

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

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 engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMaine Engineering Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UMaine, 62% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Civil Engineering	15
Chemical Engineering	7
Mechanical Engineering	7
Biomedical Engineering	6
Surveying Engineering	5
Computer Engineering	1
Engineering Physics	1
Other Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Civil Engineers	1,130	$82,160
Mechanical Engineers	970	$93,310
Industrial Engineers	830	$88,020
Industrial Production Managers	770	$97,400

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.