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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 1,262 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in Maine for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.

Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.

University of Southern Maine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $10,014 per year.

UMaine also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

The excellent master’s degree programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Husson graduate students pay an average of $17,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Husson also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNE are $29,352 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNE is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Maine.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Rhode Island 1,091

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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