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Education at UMaine

UMaine graduates about 172 education majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 131st of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

69/100Strong#131 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1729% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1330whole school

Around UMaine

The Miró Quartet with clarinetist David Shifrin in the Minsky Recital Hall at th
Miró Quartet with David Shifrin UMaine 20220327Photo: SarekOfVulcan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maine Experiment Station Barn
Main Building Page Farm and Home Museum Orono MainePhoto: Drbnagy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The lawn outside of Hancock Hall at the University of Maine.
Outside Hancock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The statue of Bananas T. Bear, the mascot of the University of Maine Orono, stan
Bananas T Bear Statue - UMainePhoto: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 112 · Athletics 13 · Dorm 10 · Dining 3 · Chapel 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Scranton 70
  2. Loyola University Maryland 70
  3. Clark University 70
  4. The University of Alabama 69
  5. University of Vermont 69
  6. Merrimack College 69
  7. University of North Dakota 69
  8. Gonzaga University 69

Other strong majors at UMaine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMaine with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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