Online Degrees and Programs at University of Maine

University of Maine offers 260 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 57 major programs - 2 Associate, 7 Bachelors, 16 Masters, and 28 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $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 963 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. University of Maine is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

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Online Program Overview

University of Maine is a four-years, public school located in Orono, Maine. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $12,606 for Maine residents and $35,346 for other students on average.

It offers 260 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 57 programs - 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 16 Masters, 28 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Maine
Type	four-years, public
Address	168 College Avenue, Orono, ME
Online Students	2,747 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,605 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$12,606 Out-of-State$35,346
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Total	57 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	7 Programs
Masters	16 Programs
Post-Graduate	28 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

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

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $403 for Maine residents and $1,161 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $559 for Maine residents and $1,698 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
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

Cost per Credit Hour

Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$300	$308	$388	$388	$403
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$977	$1,001	$1,108	$1,108	$1,161
Graduate (In-State)	$450	$491	$541	$541	$559
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,466	$1,503	$1,623	$1,623	$1,698

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Maine offers 260 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 57 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 16 Masters, 28 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	7	16	NOT OFFERED	28
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	87	73	37	48

Next tables list online programs with offered degrees at University of Maine. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Food Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Food Technology and Processing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Disability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	7
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	3
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	2
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Surveying Technology/Surveying	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Nutrition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132	NOT OFFERED	17

Distance Learning 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 Student Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,231
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,747
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,605
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,879

By student location, 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 Courses	2,747
Maine Resident	2,074
Other State In U.S.	648
Outside of U.S.	25

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,747
Undergraduate	1,504
Graduate	1,243

Distance Learning Enrollment - Undergraduate
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,504
Degree/Certificate Seeking	735
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	769

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