Programs & majors brief
University of Southern Maine Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Southern Maine?
39 of 39 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 24 | $88,515 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count | 9 | $79,352 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 158 | $75,465 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 16 | $73,068 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 24 | $71,945 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 34 | $65,836 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 115 | $65,230 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 21 | $60,665 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 18 | $60,086 | — |
| Criminology small degree count | 18 | $59,270 | — |
| Biology, General | 47 | $58,164 | — |
| Marketing | 22 | $57,968 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 78 | $57,790 | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 16 | $55,435 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 64 | $53,033 | — |
| Social Work | 27 | $52,903 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 34 | $48,909 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 7 | $47,748 | — |
| Psychology, General | 56 | $45,529 | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | 74 | $45,523 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 32 | $43,823 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 11 | $43,514 | — |
| History | 25 | $42,778 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | $33,005 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Southern Maine?
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How do University of Southern Maine majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
The programs page at University of Southern Maine shows how earnings shift with the field a student picks. The university has 24 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix leans toward health and business. Health Professions accounts for 22.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 17.0% and Social Sciences at 13.4%.
Nursing is the largest single program, with 158 degrees awarded and median earnings of $75,465 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is Mechanical Engineering, at $88,515 from 24 degrees a year. Across all fields, 11.1% of degrees are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.