University of Southern Maine

Online Degrees and Programs

University of Southern Maine offers 184 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 21 major programs - 2 Certificate, 6 Bachelors, 8 Masters, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees are $9,528 for Maine residents and $22,996 for out-of-state students. Total 959 students out of total 8,140 students have enrolled online exclusively. 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 Public, 4 or more years school located in Portland, Maine. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $9,528 for Maine residents and $22,996 for other students on average.

It offers 184 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 21 programs - 2 Certificate, 6 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Southern Maine
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME
Online Students	1,020 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,373 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$9,528 Out-of-State$22,996
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	21 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Bachelors	6 Programs
Masters	8 Programs
Post-Graduate	5 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $9,528 and $22,996 for non-Maine residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $281 for Maine residents and $739 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $421 for Maine residents and $1,141 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$7,796	$8,638	$8,918	$9,226	$9,528
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$18,508	$20,594	$21,294	$22,050	$22,996
Graduate (In-State)	$7,670	$7,922	$8,192	$8,502	$8,736
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$19,298	$19,982	$20,666	$21,462	$22,308

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$253	$262	$271	$281	$281
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$665	$689	$713	$739	$739
Graduate (In-State)	$380	$393	$407	$421	$421
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,026	$1,063	$1,100	$1,141	$1,141

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Southern Maine offers 184 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 21 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 6 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 5 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	2	NOT OFFERED	6	8	NOT OFFERED	5
Overall Programs	24	NOT OFFERED	66	42	4	48

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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

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

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	1

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	1

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	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
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	18	10	NOT OFFERED	2

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Southern Maine, there are 8,429 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,393 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,020 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,373 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	8,429
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,020
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,373
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,036

By student location, out of a total of 1,020 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 882 Maine Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 135 students living in the U.S. States other than Maine, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.