University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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University of Southern Maine has 45 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (master's), where graduates earn a median $118,908 four years after finishing, against $120,338 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$57,989
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at University of Southern Maine. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 123 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 18 | $75,507 | $88,515 | $91,2853% below | $22,375 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 8 | N/A | $79,352 | $80,3221% below | N/A |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 6 | N/A | $77,734 | $81,5625% below | N/A |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 176 | $78,849 | $75,465 | $86,02012% below | $18,750 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 9 | $74,882 | N/A | $81,6168% below | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 27 | $53,149 | $73,068 | $77,3125% below | $18,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 23 | $51,035 | $71,945 | $73,0542% below | N/A |
| Computer Science | 24 | $68,465 | N/A | $73,8837% below | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government | 27 | $34,187 | $65,836 | $61,6137% above | $22,219 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 102 | $51,483 | $65,230 | $64,5901% above | $18,750 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 13 | $45,801 | $60,665 | $54,62711% above | N/A |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 12 | $39,022 | $60,086 | $53,02413% above | N/A |
| Criminology | 16 | $43,218 | $59,270 | $56,2245% above | $19,982 |
| Biology, General | 30 | $47,501 | $58,164 | $57,5581% above | $20,250 |
| Marketing | 31 | $42,618 | $57,968 | $66,54213% below | $18,314 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 68 | $45,039 | $57,790 | $67,67615% below | $16,625 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 16 | $34,364 | $55,435 | $51,1718% above | $16,329 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 44 | $44,400 | $53,033 | $53,8251% below | $18,000 |
| Social Work | 24 | $44,269 | $52,903 | $51,8592% above | $12,757 |
| Economics | 13 | $50,211 | N/A | $58,70714% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 10 | N/A | $48,909 | $52,0206% below | N/A |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 8 | N/A | $47,748 | $55,85615% below | N/A |
| Psychology, General | 50 | $39,895 | $45,529 | $50,0669% below | $21,500 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 87 | $38,977 | $45,523 | $54,36316% below | $19,768 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 30 | $39,001 | $43,823 | $48,77310% below | $22,207 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 16 | N/A | $43,514 | $41,5505% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 20 | $42,951 | N/A | $45,6496% below | $13,350 |
| History | 33 | $37,726 | $42,778 | $50,38715% below | $22,500 |
| Sociology | 13 | $36,259 | N/A | $40,63411% below | N/A |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 8 | N/A | $33,005 | $40,05318% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 29 | $108,772 | $118,908 | $120,3381% below | $29,850 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 12 | $61,646 | $94,721 | $95,1270% above | N/A |
| Public Health | 15 | $69,294 | $88,404 | $78,99812% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 27 | $75,054 | N/A | $63,54518% above | $20,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 27 | $59,430 | $67,576 | $71,2625% below | $44,007 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 17 | $62,062 | $66,469 | $87,73024% below | $23,450 |
| Social Work | 28 | $56,015 | $62,912 | $62,5971% above | $35,138 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 56 | $60,300 | N/A | $56,6396% above | $35,655 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 49 | $51,924 | $58,059 | $63,0588% below | $19,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 34 | $49,504 | $56,490 | $58,9984% below | $38,775 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 52 | $48,983 | $53,547 | $58,8459% below | $20,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 19 | $45,915 | $52,322 | $56,9398% below | $57,135 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 58 | $49,036 | N/A | $62,47322% below | $18,792 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 85 | $66,803 | $83,912 | $100,93217% below | $62,244 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Not available | $83,045 | N/A | $83,0450% above | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs University of Southern Maine reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 3 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 3 more
Science
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Information Science/Studies, Computer Science and 4 more
Science
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics, Public Health
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