Health Professions at University of Maine

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in health professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMaine does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMaine Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UMaine. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMaine, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Maine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	17
Nursing	12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Personal Care Aides	14,880	$25,490
Registered Nurses	14,460	$67,610
Nursing Assistants	9,580	$28,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,330	$51,500
Medical Assistants	4,180	$35,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.