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Master’s Degree Programs in Maine
Known for its blueberries, lobster and jagged coastline, Maine is considered by many to be an excellent place to live and work. In fact, Maine’s unemployment rate, at 8.3 percent in December 2009, sat lower than the national average of 10 percent at that time. Maine’s health care industry will need a broad range of qualified health care professionals to serve in administrative, supervisory, managerial and practitioner roles to serve the state’s estimated 1.3 million people. Some of Maine’s 10 largest public employers happen to be in health care. Those employers include Maine Medical Center, Eastern Main Medical Center and Central Main Health Care Corp., according to the Main Office of Business Development. About 110,610 people were employed in careers as health care practitioners and technicians in Maine as of May 2008, according to national labor statistics. The average yearly salary of those working in these professions was $67,850.
The following schools offer Master’s degrees in health care.
School Name: Husson University
Address: One College Circle, Bangor, Maine 04401-2999
Contact: (207) 941-7000
Website: www.husson.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: One but less than two years certificate;Associate’s degree;Two but less than 4 years certificate;Bachelor’s degree;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 28 to 1
School Name: Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Address: 278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish, Maine 04084-5236
Contact: (207) 892-6766
Website: www.sjcme.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
School Name: University of Maine
Address: Orono, Maine 04469
Contact: (207) 581-1110
Website: www.umaine.edu/
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate;Doctor’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
School Name: University of New England
Address: 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, Maine 04005
Contact: (207) 283-0171
Website: WWW.UNE.EDU
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate;First-professional degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
School Name: University of Southern Maine
Address: 96 Falmouth St, Portland, Maine 04103
Contact: (207) 780-4141
Website: www.usm.maine.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
