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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UMaine.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	120
	177
	191
	193
	254
	344
	542
	545

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in economics from UMaine. This makes it the #121 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $31,366. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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

The economics program at UMaine awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women.

About 82% 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	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMaine Economics Master’s Program

Of the 9 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UMaine, 56% 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	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

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.