University of Maine

Orono, Maine · Public

Of 50 assessed programs, 47 leave graduates out-earning a typical Maine high-school graduate (about $38,000/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 182 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,642
$30k to $48k	$13,280
$48k to $75k	$14,631
$75k to $110k	$18,508
$110k and up	$22,018
All families (average)	$17,510

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

50 of 232 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Maine high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,867	+$28,867	clears the bar	$26,353	0.9 yrs	118
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,064	+$47,064	clears the bar	$26,073	0.6 yrs	111
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,494	+$39,494	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	94
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,242	+$10,242	clears the bar	$26,000	2.5 yrs	90
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,863	+$29,863	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	87
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,122	+$7,122	clears the bar	$26,251	3.7 yrs	78
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,169	+$18,169	clears the bar	$26,000	1.4 yrs	77
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$75,004	+$37,004	clears the bar	$23,425	0.6 yrs	77
Marine Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,292	+$8,292	clears the bar	$27,000	3.3 yrs	71
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,185	+$19,185	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	64
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,989	+$40,989	clears the bar	$26,975	0.7 yrs	58
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,303	+$20,303	clears the bar	$24,750	1.2 yrs	57
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,893	+$6,893	clears the bar	$24,486	3.6 yrs	55
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,301	+$26,301	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	54
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,306	+$20,306	clears the bar	$25,168	1.2 yrs	53
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$89,454	+$51,454	clears the bar	$26,411	0.5 yrs	47
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$52,523	+$14,523	clears the bar	$25,334	1.7 yrs	44
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$91,879	+$53,879	clears the bar	$26,716	0.5 yrs	44
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,825	+$12,825	clears the bar	$23,250	1.8 yrs	40
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,825	+$12,825	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	39
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,094	+$7,094	clears the bar	$20,223	2.9 yrs	39
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,217	+$20,217	clears the bar	$26,350	1.3 yrs	35
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,906	+$27,906	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	35
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,964	+$56,964	clears the bar	$19,750	0.3 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$52,524	+$14,524	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,502	+$7,502	clears the bar	$26,841	3.6 yrs	30
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,413	+$61,413	clears the bar	$26,209	0.4 yrs	30
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,470	+$13,470	clears the bar	$22,976	1.7 yrs	30
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$90,940	+$52,940	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	29
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,059	+$42,059	clears the bar	$20,365	0.5 yrs	28
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,421	+$9,421	clears the bar	$25,000	2.7 yrs	27
Special Education	Master's Degree	$55,165	+$17,165	clears the bar	$33,097	1.9 yrs	27
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,584	+$14,584	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	26
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,097	+$27,097	clears the bar	$22,984	0.8 yrs	25
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,204	+$15,204	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	21
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$23,341 1-year earnings	-$14,659	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$64,710	+$26,710	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	19
Nursing	Master's Degree	$105,089 1-year earnings	+$67,089	clears the bar	$37,429	0.6 yrs	19
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,785	+$66,785	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,593	+$62,593	clears the bar	$25,528	0.4 yrs	18
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$23,828 1-year earnings	-$14,172	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,078	-$1,922	falls short	$26,841	insufficient data	16
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,876	+$6,876	clears the bar	$28,900	4.2 yrs	16
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$66,858	+$28,858	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$56,124	+$18,124	clears the bar	$23,269	1.3 yrs	13
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$62,555	+$24,555	clears the bar	$23,000	0.9 yrs	13
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$54,717	+$16,717	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$46,699 1-year earnings	+$8,699	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$106,958	+$68,958	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	0
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,861	+$18,861	clears the bar	$22,000	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	132
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Surveying Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Surveying Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Forestry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Surveying Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Food Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Maritime Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computational Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($38,000/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.