University of Maine | Online Programs

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 - 4 Certificate, 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
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,606 Out-of-State$35,346
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,446 Out-of-State$30,948
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Total	57 Programs
Certificate	4 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 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 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.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	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

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	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

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Maine offers 260 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 57 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 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	4	2	7	16	NOT OFFERED	28
Overall Programs	12	3	87	73	37	48

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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

	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

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

Computer and Information Sciences

	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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Engineering	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Engineering Technology

	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

	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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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

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

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	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

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

Human Services

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

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	7	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

	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	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132	NOT OFFERED	17

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 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.