2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Maine
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 and bootcamps 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 Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found University of New England to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 247 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNE. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Maine. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 78 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
University of Southern Maine does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Saint Joseph’s Maine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Husson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 48 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Husson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
UMaine does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Beal College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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