Orono, Maine · Public
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of Maine
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 336 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~336
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,041
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 96.6%
- Graduation rate
- 54.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,510/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $70,040
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $48,653/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,041 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,955 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,536 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Carroll Community College Westminster, MD · 0.4% reported share · $2,725 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 9.5% reported share · $4,195 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.6% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas accounts for 4% of reported programs at University of Maine, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 336 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Maine's average net price is $17,510 per year, about $70,040 over four years. That is $1,955 below the $19,465 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $48,653 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,536 below the $54,189 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Maine #545 of 1,041 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.