Public Health is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #12 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the most popular for public health students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 master's degrees in public health during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in public health matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Maine ranking.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public health program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public health.
Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in Maine
The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.
Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health Students Working on Their Master's
University of New England is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Maine.
There were roughly 132 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year.
Public Health master's degree recipients from University of New England receive an earnings boost of about $11,600 over the average income of public health majors.
University of Southern Maine is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public health. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Portland. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Maine.
There were roughly 16 public health students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health has to take a look at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Maine.
There were approximately 13 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint Joseph's Maine in the most recent data year.
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 school for getting your master's degree in public health matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Maine ranking.
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