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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$18,629 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 913 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Professions

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

Saint Joseph’s Maine also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.

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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 best value health professions schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.

University of Southern Maine also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.

Full Health Professions at University of Southern Maine Report

#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Husson are $17,680 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Husson is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Maine.

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

UNE graduate students pay an average of $29,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNE not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Rhode Island 775
Connecticut 2,787
New Hampshire 1,839
Vermont 383

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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