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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maine

6 Colleges
$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.

The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the most popular 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.

Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at Saint Joseph's Maine, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

#2

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Husson, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Nursing at Husson University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Southern Maine Report

#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

About 50% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Nursing at University of New England Report

#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Women make up 64% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Maine

#6

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Full Nursing at Beal College Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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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 6 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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