University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine · Public
Graduate earnings
27of 29 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Maine high-school graduate (about $38,000 a year). 2 fall short.
29 of 77 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 48 have no earnings published. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 90 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,596 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$13,596 a year
About $54,384 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,999 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,847 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,550 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,750 |
| $110k and up | $19,180 |
| All families (average) | $13,596 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Maine high-school graduate ($38,000 a year).
40 of 167 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,465 | +$37,465 | clears the bar | $20,017 | 0.5 yrs | 168 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,230 | +$27,230 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.7 yrs | 96 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $83,912 | +$45,912 | above HS line | $85,950 | 1.9 yrs | 84 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $57,790 | +$19,790 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.0 yrs | 69 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,547 | +$15,547 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 67 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $45,523 | +$7,523 | clears the bar | $17,218 | 2.3 yrs | 59 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,529 | +$7,529 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 2.0 yrs | 56 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,033 | +$15,033 | clears the bar | $17,678 | 1.2 yrs | 51 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $58,059 | +$20,059 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,164 | +$20,164 | clears the bar | $17,577 | 0.9 yrs | 42 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $56,490 | +$18,490 | above HS line | $42,720 | 2.3 yrs | 39 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $118,908 | +$80,908 | above HS line | $58,206 | 0.7 yrs | 38 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,968 | +$19,968 | clears the bar | $18,916 | 0.9 yrs | 36 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,912 | +$24,912 | above HS line | $31,850 | 1.3 yrs | 34 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $52,322 | +$14,322 | above HS line | $41,000 | 2.9 yrs | 30 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,778 | +$4,778 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 4.8 yrs | 29 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,836 | +$27,836 | clears the bar | $15,594 | 0.6 yrs | 26 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $66,469 | +$28,469 | above HS line | $31,571 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,515 | +$50,515 | clears the bar | $30,933 | 0.6 yrs | 22 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,903 | +$14,903 | clears the bar | $16,693 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $67,576 | +$29,576 | above HS line | $53,684 | 1.8 yrs | 20 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,435 | +$17,435 | clears the bar | $23,018 | 1.3 yrs | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $43,823 | +$5,823 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 3.0 yrs | 18 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $73,068 | +$35,068 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $94,721 | +$56,721 | above HS line | $30,648 | 0.5 yrs | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $34,8431-year earnings | -$3,157 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,909 | +$10,909 | clears the bar | $22,767 | 2.1 yrs | 14 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,270 | +$21,270 | clears the bar | $22,549 | 1.1 yrs | 14 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $88,404 | +$50,404 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,9561-year earnings | +$29,956 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $17,500 | 0.6 yrs | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,514 | +$5,514 | clears the bar | $18,953 | 3.4 yrs | 12 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $79,352 | +$41,352 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,748 | +$9,748 | clears the bar | $18,455 | 1.9 yrs | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,005 | -$4,995 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $71,945 | +$33,945 | clears the bar | $18,110 | 0.5 yrs | 10 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $60,086 | +$22,086 | clears the bar | $24,421 | 1.1 yrs | 9 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $60,665 | +$22,665 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 8 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,7741-year earnings | +$33,774 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $49,1731-year earnings | +$11,173 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $77,734 | +$39,734 | clears the bar | $19,488 | 0.5 yrs | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 85 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 51 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Insurance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Assisting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Statistics | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Health | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Insurance | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 167 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $38,000 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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