by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of New England landed the #279 spot.
UNE also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Maine.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UNE took the #228 spot on the list.
In addition, UNE took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Maine.
The total graduate student population at UNE is made up of 71.3% women and 28.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UNE, around 18.8% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,778 | $28,778 |
| Fees | $574 | $574 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UNE, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $80,889. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 38% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at UNE is $85,065. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 13% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for UNE are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME 04005-9599 |
| Phone: | 207-283-0171 |
| Website: | https://www.une.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/universityofnewengland |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/unetweets |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47.3% of the graduate students at UNE took at least one online course. For that same period, 45.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 64 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 44 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 54 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 76 |
Footnotes
*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.
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