Which University of Maine major has the lowest debt?

Biomedical Engineering graduates leave with a median of $20,423 in federal loans, the lowest among 39 University of Maine bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Maine cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,326 a year, and $36,756 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,510 a year.

How many University of Maine programs report graduate pay?

41 bachelor's programs at University of Maine report first-year pay, and 39 of them also report federal debt.

University of Maine Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Orono, ME
8,496 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

41 University of Maine bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Chemical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,838), and Anthropology the least ($23,341). The median program pays $38,235.

In-state tuition and fees$13,326Per year. Out-of-state $36,756

Average net price after aid$17,510Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate97%Of applicants

All 41 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maine" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Maine. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Maine
1	Chemical EngineeringAbout 30 graduates a year	$78,838	$88,680	$20,425	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 70 graduates a year	$77,737	$77,342	$27,000	3rd of 7
3	Computer ScienceAbout 39 graduates a year	$77,046	Not reported	$26,209	1st of 2
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 9 graduates a year	$77,037	$92,847	$26,445	1st of 2
5	Computer EngineeringAbout 8 graduates a year	$75,282	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$73,692	$100,066	$27,115	1st of 1
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 80 graduates a year	$69,687	$87,105	$27,000	1st of 2
8	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$65,540	$79,068	$27,000	1st of 1
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 54 graduates a year	$64,785	$75,894	$27,000	1st of 1
10	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$61,991	$76,868	$27,000	1st of 1
11	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$59,864	Not reported	$20,423	1st of 1
12	FinanceAbout 91 graduates a year	$52,876	$66,565	$24,520	1st of 2
13	MarketingAbout 96 graduates a year	$50,655	$64,199	$26,931	1st of 3
14	AccountingAbout 36 graduates a year	$48,256	$59,983	$27,000	4th of 5
15	EconomicsAbout 35 graduates a year	$46,159	Not reported	$22,984	5th of 5
16	Business AdministrationAbout 151 graduates a year	$45,950	$62,799	$27,000	5th of 10
17	ForestryAbout 18 graduates a year	$43,901	Not reported	$23,618	1st of 1
18	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 33 graduates a year	$39,297	$57,652	$26,500	1st of 5
19	Teacher EducationAbout 80 graduates a year	$38,924	$42,684	$27,000	5th of 6
20	Social WorkAbout 22 graduates a year	$38,824	$43,549	$26,154	2nd of 2
21	Political ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$38,235	$59,286	$26,798	4th of 5
22	Animal ScienceAbout 39 graduates a year	$37,823	$49,452	$27,000	1st of 1
23	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,386	$51,410	$26,725	1st of 1
24	CommunicationsAbout 40 graduates a year	$37,192	$55,948	$26,057	1st of 2
25	Food ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$36,255	$46,498	$27,000	1st of 1
26	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 82 graduates a year	$35,764	$50,136	$27,000	2nd of 3
27	International RelationsAbout 14 graduates a year	$35,337	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 1
28	ZoologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$35,130	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 3
29	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 24 graduates a year	$34,404	$49,255	$21,166	4th of 5
30	PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$34,123	$44,274	$26,909	4th of 7
31	BiologyAbout 69 graduates a year	$34,029	$62,960	$26,000	4th of 6
32	HistoryAbout 26 graduates a year	$31,357	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
33	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$30,983	$38,939	$26,000	1st of 1
34	SociologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$30,283	Not reported	$26,175	3rd of 3
35	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 13 graduates a year	$30,231	$51,173	$27,000	1st of 1
36	Marine ScienceAbout 61 graduates a year	$29,243	$55,546	$27,000	1st of 1
37	EnglishAbout 29 graduates a year	$28,727	$42,127	$23,250	4th of 4
38	JournalismAbout 14 graduates a year	$28,704	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
39	Wildlife ScienceAbout 39 graduates a year	$27,636	$41,873	$26,893	2nd of 2
40	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 8 graduates a year	$23,828	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
41	AnthropologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$23,341	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maine ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Maine programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Chemical Engineering$78,838
Nursing$77,737
Computer Science$77,046
Electrical Engineering$77,037
Computer Engineering$75,282

Lowest median debt

Biomedical Engineering$20,423
Chemical Engineering$20,425
Liberal Arts and General Studies$21,166
Economics$22,984
English$23,250

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 151 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 96 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 91 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 82 graduates a year

Common questions

Chemical Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,838 in their first year, the most of 41 University of Maine bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maine rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels