University of Maine offers 275 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 65 major programs - 5 Certificate, 2 Associate, 8 Bachelors, 19 Masters, and 31 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $12,606 for Maine residents and $35,346 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,747 students out of total 12,231 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,012 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Maine is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Maine
TypeFour-year, Public
Address168 College Avenue, Orono, ME
Online Students2,747 Enrolled Online Exclusively
4,605 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$12,606
Out-of-State$35,346
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,446
Out-of-State$30,948
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total65 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates2 Programs
Bachelors8 Programs
Masters19 Programs
Post-Graduate31 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Maine. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Maine residents, the tuition & fees are $12,606 and $35,346 for non-Maine residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,446 and $30,948 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $400 for Maine residents and $1,158 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $557 for Maine residents and $1,696 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,438$11,744$11,986$12,136$12,606
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$31,748$32,534$33,586$33,736$35,346
Graduate (In-State)$9,347$9,596$10,014$10,104$10,446
Graduate (Out-of-State)$27,635$28,352$29,490$29,580$30,948
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$300$308$388$388$400
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$977$1,001$1,108$1,108$1,158
Graduate (In-State)$450$491$541$541$557
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,466$1,503$1,623$1,623$1,696

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Maine offers 275 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 65 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 2 Associates, 8 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 31 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs528 19NOT OFFERED31
Overall Programs13389 774053

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Food Technology and ProcessingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Disability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 NOT OFFERED 5
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 NOT OFFERED 11
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 7
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 4
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED40 NOT OFFERED 12
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM10 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying Engineering25 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM1 NOT OFFERED 4
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/SurveyingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Maritime StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED 3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 103NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED172 NOT OFFERED 2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Maine, there are 12,231 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,352 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,747 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,605 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,231
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,747
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,605
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,879

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,747 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,074 Maine Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 644 students living in the U.S. States other than Maine, and 25 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,747
Maine Resident2,074
Other State In U.S.648
Outside of U.S.25
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,747
Undergraduate1,504
Graduate1,243
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,504
Degree/Certificate Seeking735
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking769

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