Health Professions at University of Southern Maine

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In 2021, 297 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Southern Maine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

University of Southern Maine Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

University of Southern Maine Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at University of Southern Maine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
	792
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	979
Best Health Professions Schools	2,553

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in health professions from University of Southern Maine. This makes it the #430 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 297 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Southern Maine, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	247
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

University of Southern Maine Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at University of Southern Maine awarded 78 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 97% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	76
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	236
Allied Health Professions	85
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	39
Public Health	23
Other Health Professions	6

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Personal Care Aides	14,880	$25,490
Registered Nurses	14,460	$67,610
Nursing Assistants	9,580	$28,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,330	$51,500
Medical Assistants	4,180	$35,160

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.