Highest ROI College Degrees in Maine

Top 20 college + major combinations in Maine ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	University of New England Grad rate: 60.1%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$3,156,448	$205,893	$60,706	Full ROI →
2	Husson University Grad rate: 58.3%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,500,748	$123,852	$34,073	Full ROI →
3	University of New England Grad rate: 60.1%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,423,696	$125,326	$60,706	Full ROI →
4	University of New England Grad rate: 60.1%	Medicine.	+$1,354,436	$121,863	$60,706	Full ROI →
5	University of New England Grad rate: 60.1%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,320,328	$114,087	$60,706	Full ROI →
6	Bowdoin College Grad rate: 94.8%	Computer Science.	+$1,284,280	$122,292	$80,390	Full ROI →
7	University of Southern Maine Grad rate: 44.2%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,131,758	$100,726	$21,381	Full ROI →
8	Maine Maritime Academy Grad rate: 63.8%	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.	+$1,103,546	$105,033	$30,166	Full ROI →
9	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Grad rate: 69.1%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,091,216	$102,406	$58,452	Full ROI →
10	University of Southern Maine Grad rate: 44.2%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$953,596	$93,956	$21,381	Full ROI →
11	Maine Maritime Academy Grad rate: 63.8%	Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.	+$884,246	$94,068	$30,166	Full ROI →
12	Maine Maritime Academy Grad rate: 63.8%	Marine Transportation.	+$871,986	$93,455	$30,166	Full ROI →
13	University of New England Grad rate: 60.1%	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	+$740,916	$91,187	$60,706	Full ROI →
14	University of Southern Maine Grad rate: 44.2%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$720,598	$80,168	$21,381	Full ROI →
15	Maine Maritime Academy Grad rate: 63.8%	Systems Engineering.	+$657,776	$80,922	$30,166	Full ROI →
16	University of Maine Grad rate: 55.9%	Chemical Engineering.	+$642,094	$80,767	$26,418	Full ROI →
17	University of Maine Grad rate: 55.9%	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	+$554,642	$76,846	$26,418	Full ROI →
18	Bowdoin College Grad rate: 94.8%	Mathematics.	+$514,500	$83,803	$80,390	Full ROI →
19	University of Maine Grad rate: 55.9%	Mechanical Engineering.	+$485,438	$73,378	$26,418	Full ROI →
20	Colby College Grad rate: 89.2%	Economics.	+$480,662	$83,980	$81,550	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.