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Nursing at Maine College of Health Professions

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Maine College of Health Professions has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCHP is located in Lewiston, Maine and approximately 216 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 nursing major received their bachelor's degree from MCHP.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

MCHP Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at MCHP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MCHP does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

MCHP Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at MCHP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at MCHP is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 56
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 82
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 171
Most Focused Nursing Schools 178
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 201
Best Nursing Schools 335
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 344
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492
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 533
Best Value Nursing Schools 644
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 726
817
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,002
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,086
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,472

Nursing Student Demographics at MCHP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Maine College of Health Professions.

MCHP Nursing Associate’s Program

92% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at MCHP are white. Around 87% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maine College of Health Professions with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MCHP Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
The nursing program at MCHP awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maine College of Health Professions with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MCHP also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Maine College of Health Professions. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 40

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Maine College of Health Professions.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Registered Nurses 14,460 $67,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,000 $93,100
Nurse Practitioners 1,240 $103,220
Nursing Instructors and Professors 310 $60,810
Nurse Anesthetists 290 $170,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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