2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 701 bachelor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The nursing bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in Maine

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

168 Annual Graduates

$71,675 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern Maine is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program state that they receive average early career earnings of $71,675.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Southern Maine

2

Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME

54 Annual Graduates

$74,114 Median Starting Salary

$46,648 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Saint Joseph's College of Maine if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Standish.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make around $74,114 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

3

Husson University
Bangor, ME

76 Annual Graduates

$73,758 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Husson University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. Husson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bangor.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career earnings of $73,758.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Husson University

4

University of New England
Biddeford, ME

121 Annual Graduates

$77,895 Median Starting Salary

$32,500 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nursing needs to take a look at University of New England. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Biddeford.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from University of New England earn a boost of approximately $2,241 over the average earnings of nursing graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of New England

5

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

158 Annual Graduates

$71,551 Median Starting Salary

UMFK is a small public university located in the remote area of Fort Kent.

After graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients generally earn about $71,551 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Maine at Fort Kent

6

University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME

50 Annual Graduates

$82,845 Median Starting Salary

UMA is a small public university located in the distant town of Augusta.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maine at Augusta receive an earnings boost of about $7,191 above the typical income of nursing majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Maine at Augusta

7

University of Maine
Orono, ME

70 Annual Graduates

$77,737 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maine earn a boost of around $2,083 above the typical earnings of nursing graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Maine

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	3,400
Connecticut	183	1,555
New Hampshire	157	1,435
Rhode Island	157	626
Vermont	155	216

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	536
Nursing Science	158
Clinical Nurse Leader	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	92
Health Sciences & Services	84
Mental & Social Health Services	70
Health & Medical Administrative Services	60
Dental Support Services	42
Communication Sciences	13
Public Health	11
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	9
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.