Top Ranked Programs
University of Maine at Fort Kent's program mix is anchored in health and applied professional fields, reflecting the institution's regional mission and workforce alignment. Nursing is the largest program with 169 graduates, followed by Business Administration, Behavioral Sciences, and Criminal Justice. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 209 students annually, the institution concentrates in fields with direct labor-market pathways and stable regional demand. Nursing emerges as the highest aggregate-return program, combining substantial enrollment with strong four-year earnings of $82,677. The Nursing program graduates 169 students annually and represents the institution's strongest earnings outcome. The dominant program family—Health—accounts for 12% of degrees and anchors the university's economic profile, with graduates moving directly into healthcare and related professional roles where demand remains consistent across Maine and the broader Northeast. The program portfolio reflects a regional public institution's positioning: programs are sized for workforce supply rather than research scale, and earnings patterns correspond to applied-professional and healthcare pathways where four-year outcomes capture direct labor-market entry. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with regional and national labor-market trends.