Online Degrees and Programs at University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine offers 197 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 39 major programs - 5 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 10 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $10,920 for Maine residents and $27,104 for out-of-state students. Total 1,932 students out of total 7,583 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 749 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. University of Southern Maine is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

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Online 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 tuition & fees are $10,920 for Maine residents and $27,104 for other students on average.

It offers 197 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 39 programs - 5 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Southern Maine
Type	four-years, public
Address	96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME
Online Students	1,932 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,811 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,920 Out-of-State$27,104
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Total	39 Programs
Bachelors	5 Programs
Masters	19 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs
Post-Graduate	10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at University of Southern Maine . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Maine residents, the tuition & fees are $10,920 and $27,104 for non-Maine residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $311 for Maine residents and $888 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $461 for Maine residents and $1,365 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,226	$9,528	$9,904	$10,100	$10,920
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$22,050	$22,996	$23,881	$24,716	$27,104
Graduate (In-State)	$8,502	$8,736	$8,856	$8,982	$9,594
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$21,462	$22,308	$22,968	$23,706	$25,884

Cost per Credit Hour

Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$281	$288	$288	$288	$311
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$739	$769	$788	$810	$888
Graduate (In-State)	$421	$432	$432	$432	$461
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,141	$1,186	$1,216	$1,250	$1,365

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Southern Maine offers 197 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 39 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	19	2	10
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	68	47	6	50

Next tables list online programs with offered degrees at University of Southern Maine. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	7
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	NOT OFFERED	9

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	15	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Student Population

At University of Southern Maine, there are 7,583 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,743 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,932 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,811 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Student Distribution
Total Enrollment	7,583
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,932
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,811
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,840

By student location, out of a total of 1,932 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,633 Maine Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 290 students living in the U.S. States other than Maine, and 8 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,932
Maine Resident	1,633
Other State In U.S.	291
Outside of U.S.	8

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,932
Undergraduate	877
Graduate	1,055

Distance Learning Enrollment - Undergraduate
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	877
Degree/Certificate Seeking	669
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	208

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