General Public Health at University of Southern Maine

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what University of Southern Maine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from University of Southern Maine.

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

University of Southern Maine General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

University of Southern Maine General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at University of Southern Maine 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 general public health major at University of Southern Maine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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 General Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Best General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	70
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	177
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	191
	191
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	237
	291
Best Value General Public Health Schools	342
Best General Public Health Schools	353

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in general public health from University of Southern Maine. This makes it the #167 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of Southern Maine.

University of Southern Maine General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at University of Southern Maine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Maine with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Southern Maine General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in general public health from University of Southern Maine. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Maine with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Southern Maine also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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 University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,000	$93,100
Community Health Workers	140	$37,470

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.