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2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Maine

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With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
412 Total Awards
$29,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New England to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maine. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 412 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNE does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
89 Total Awards
$8,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school handed out 89 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Southern Maine does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
77 Total Awards
$17,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Husson is located in Bangor, Maine and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Husson. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
65 Total Awards
$10,014 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 65 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that UMaine does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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3 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Portland, Maine, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

IDSVA is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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