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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

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$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 171 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our analysis found University of New England to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public health at UNE, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Public Health at University of New England Report

Out of the 2 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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