Graduate School Tuition at University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine is a four-years, public school located in Portland, ME. It offers 103 graduate programs - 47 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 38 Post-bachelor's, and 12 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,594 for Maine residents and $25,884 for others. A total of 1,967 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,583 students at U of Southern Maine.
U of Southern Maine offers online graduate programs and 1,055 out of 1,967 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($94,300) after graduation and the Master's Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $52,700 average salary.
You can find U of Southern Maine's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

University of Southern Maine is a four-years, public school located in Portland, Maine. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,594 for Maine residents and $25,884 for out-of-state students. It offers 103 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Southern Maine
Typefour-years, public
Address96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME
Graduate School Students2,040 students
1,055 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,594
Out-of-State$25,884
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 103 Graduate Programs
47 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 50 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Southern Maine with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Maine residents, the tuition & fees are $9,594 and $25,884 for non-Maine residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $461 for Maine residents and $1,365 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,010$24,300
Fees$1,584$1,584
Cost per Credit$461$1,365
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$11,650 (On-Campus) / $11,650 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,242 (On-Campus) / $3,242 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,486$41,776
Off-Campus Total$25,486$41,776
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,502$8,736$8,856$8,982$9,594
Out-of-State$21,462$22,308$22,968$23,706$25,884

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Southern Maine offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 103 major areas - 47 Master's (19 online programs), 6 Doctorate (2 online programs), 38 Post-Bachelor'(8 online programs), 12 Post-Master'(2 online programs).
564 students have been conferred Master's degree and 104 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total5641049622
Men14153323
Women423516419
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including DeafnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational PsychologyONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Policy Analysis 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Services Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $94,300 - -
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Organizational LeadershipONLINE ONLINE 6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration21ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching50ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $43,300 - -
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $44,400 - -
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Montessori Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor49 NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing35ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Immunology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, General NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Psychology87ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism1ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis17 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Work36ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,100 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Theory and Composition1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Conducting NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Jazz/Jazz Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Pedagogy NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Athletic Training/Trainer NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Services Administration1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist22 ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Education10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $94,300 - -
Nursing Administration11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Adult Health Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nurse LeaderONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Organizational Leadership15ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Salary After Completing $43,300 - -
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing $44,400 - -
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Adult Health Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nurse LeaderONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geriatric Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Therapy/Therapist ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pre-Veterinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, General NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Meeting and Event PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Actuarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Graduate Student Population

Total 7,996 students enrolled in University of Southern Maine including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,040 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 516 male and 1,524 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 624 full-time and 1,416 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,055 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 383 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,040624 1,416
Men Students516220 296
Women Students1,524404 1,120
By race/ethnicity 1,700 White, 65 Black, and 32 Asian students are attending at University of Southern Maine. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,040 5161,524
American Indian or Native American19 910
Asian5 2765
Black65 2837
Hispanic70 2347
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders2 02
White1,700 4121,288
Tow or More Races36 432
Race Unknown95 2570
13 students are younger than 22 and 549 students are older than 65. The school has 782 students aged between 22 and 30 and 623 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,040
21 & Under13
22-24281
25-29501
30-34392
35-39231
40 & Over549
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At U of Southern Maine, 1,055 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 383 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,967
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,055
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses383
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses529
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,055
Maine Resident825
Other State In U.S.222
Outside of U.S.8

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