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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 1,262 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in Maine for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.

Saint Joseph’s Maine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMaine are $10,014 a year.

UMaine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Maine.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Maine

#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Husson graduate students pay an average of $17,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Husson also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine rankings.

Full Nursing at Husson University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Vermont 390
Rhode Island 1,091

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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