2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maine
Finding the Best Public Health 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which programs were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maine
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.
Most Popular Maine Schools in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the most popular school in Maine for public health students. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,567 |
Connecticut | 366 |
New Hampshire | 553 |
Vermont | 72 |
Rhode Island | 172 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 3 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.