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Registered Nursing at University of Southern Maine

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, 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.

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

University of Southern Maine Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at University of Southern Maine

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

University of Southern Maine Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at University of Southern Maine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 145
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing 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
Registered Nurses 14,460 $67,610
Nursing Instructors and Professors 310 $60,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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