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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maine

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the most popular school in Maine for public health students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of New England

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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
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 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.

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