University of Southern Maine (Southern Maine) is a four-year, public school located in Portland, ME.
It offers 111 graduate programs - 50 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 42 Post-bachelor's, and 13 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,918 for in-state and $26,676 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,079 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,604 students at Southern Maine. Southern Maine offers online graduate programs and 1,071 out of 2,079 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Southern Maine's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,918 for Maine residents and $26,676 for out-of-state students. It offers 111 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Southern Maine |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,008 students
1,071 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,918
Out-of-State$26,676 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 111 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 55 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Southern Maine
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $9,918 and $26,676 for non-Maine residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $459 for Maine residents and $1,390 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,262 | $25,020 |
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| Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
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| Cost per Credit | $459 | $1,390 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $12,280 (On-Campus) / $13,832 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,160 (On-Campus) / $3,160 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,358 | $43,116 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,910 | $44,668 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,736 | $8,856 | $8,982 | $9,594 | $9,918 |
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| Out-of-State | $22,308 | $22,968 | $23,706 | $25,884 | $26,676 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Southern Maine offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 111 major areas - 50 Master's (23 online programs), 6 Doctorate (1 online programs), 42 Post-Bachelor's (18 online programs), 13 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 531 students have been conferred Master's degree and 103 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 531 | 103 | 126 | 13 |
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| Men | 101 | 40 | 32 | 3 |
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| Women | 430 | 63 | 94 | 10 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Southern Maine graduate schools have a total of 2,008 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 459 male and 1,549 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 612 full-time and 1,396 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,071 students enrolled through online exclusively and 423 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,670 White, 72 Black, and 33 Asian students are attending at University of Southern Maine. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
22 grad students are younger than 22 and 583 students are older than 65. It has 850 students aged between 22 and 30 and 624 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,008 |
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| Men | 459 |
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| Women | 1,549 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,008 |
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| Full-time Students | 612 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,396 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,008 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 20 |
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| Asian | 33 |
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| Black | 72 |
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| Hispanic | 67 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,670 |
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| Two or more races | 43 |
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| Un-Known | 73 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,008 |
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| 21 & Under | 22 |
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| 22-24 | 336 |
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| 25-29 | 514 |
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| 30-34 | 373 |
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| 35-39 | 251 |
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| 40 & Over | 583 |
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Online Population
At University of Southern Maine graduate schools, 1,071 students enrolled online exclusively and 423 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,079 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,071 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 423 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 585 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,071 |
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| Maine Resident | 875 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 178 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 18 |
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