Business Administration & Management at University of Southern Maine

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Southern Maine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

University of Southern Maine Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at University of Southern Maine

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, University of Southern Maine does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

University of Southern Maine Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at University of Southern Maine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at University of Southern Maine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	125
Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	263
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
	622
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	945
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	971
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	1,500

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in business administration from University of Southern Maine. This makes it the #761 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #186 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of University of Southern Maine Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $43,342. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of Southern Maine.

University of Southern Maine Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 155 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Southern Maine, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at University of Southern Maine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Maine with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	125
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

University of Southern Maine Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Maine with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Southern Maine also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Accounting

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Retail Sales Supervisors	6,170	$44,700
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,330	$51,500
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	2,950	$62,600
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	1,840	$64,880

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.