Public · Portland, Maine
University of Southern Maine: cost, debt and earnings by major
45 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,927
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 43%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,222
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $20,399
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,980 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,278 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,194 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,400 |
| $110,000+ | $21,982 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (30)
- Mechanical Engineering$88,515
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$79,352
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$77,734
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,465
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$74,882 (1 yr)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$73,068
- Accounting and Related Services$71,945
- Computer Science$68,465 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$65,836
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,230
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,665
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,086
- Criminology$59,270
- Biology, General$58,164
- Marketing$57,968
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$57,790
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$55,435
- Communication and Media Studies$53,033
- Social Work$52,903
- Economics$50,211 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,909
- Hospitality Administration/Management$47,748
- Psychology, General$45,529
- Social Sciences, Other$45,523
- English Language and Literature, General$43,823
- Fine and Studio Arts$43,514
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$42,951 (1 yr)
- History$42,778
- Sociology$36,259 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,005
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (1)
- Law$83,045 (1 yr)
Master's programs (13)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$118,908
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$94,721
- Public Health$88,404
- Educational Administration and Supervision$75,054 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,576
- Public Policy Analysis$66,469
- Social Work$62,912
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$60,300 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$58,059
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,490
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,547
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$52,322
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$49,036 (1 yr)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$83,912