Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public health. Combined, these schools handed out 178 degrees in public health to qualified students.
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Health Schools in Maine.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public health degree levels they offer.
University of New England is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in public health. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford. This university ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 114 public health students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from University of New England get an earnings boost of about $14,861 above the average earnings of public health graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in public health has to check out Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Standish. A Best Colleges rank of #462 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Saint Joseph's Maine is a great college overall.
There were approximately 21 public health students who graduated with this degree at Saint Joseph's Maine in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from Saint Joseph's College of Maine get an earnings boost of about $43,378 over the average earnings of public health majors.
It's difficult to beat University of Southern Maine if you wish to pursue a degree in public health. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 43 public health students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from University of Southern Maine receive an earnings boost of about $12,167 over the average earnings of public health graduates.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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