Which Maine business administration program has the lowest debt?

University of Maine at Presque Isle reports the lowest median federal debt, $22,118, with first-year pay of $43,902.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Maine?

The median across 10 Maine business administration bachelor's programs is $45,388 in the first year after graduating and $59,240 five years after.

How many business administration bachelor's programs are in Maine?

10 Maine programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) Programs in Maine, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

10 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Maine business administration bachelor's program pays its graduates $45,388 in their first year, $9 less than the national median. Maine Maritime Academy reports the highest first-year pay ($98,743), and University of Maine at Presque Isle the lowest median debt ($22,118).

Median first-year pay$45,388National $45,396

Median pay after 5 years$59,240National $62,714

Median federal debt$26,960National $26,000

Debt-to-earnings54%National 55%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · public	$98,743	Not reported	$27,000	27%
2	University of New EnglandBiddeford · private nonprofit	$55,830	Not reported	$26,920	48%
3	Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish · private nonprofit	$53,238	$48,941	$27,000	51%
4	University of Southern MainePortland · public	$48,421	$59,240	$25,042	52%
5	University of MaineOrono · public	$45,950	$62,799	$27,000	59%
6	Husson UniversityBangor · private nonprofit	$44,825	$63,669	$27,000	60%
7	University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · public	$43,902	Not reported	$22,118	50%
8	Thomas CollegeWaterville · private nonprofit	$42,478	$55,814	$23,707	56%
9	University of Maine at AugustaAugusta · public	$41,325	Not reported	$28,741	70%
10	University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · public	$29,685	Not reported	$24,875	84%

Debt and first-year pay at every Maine business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Maine medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

University of Maine at Presque Isle$22,118
Thomas College$23,707
University of Maine at Farmington$24,875
University of Southern Maine$25,042
University of New England$26,920

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$98,860

Median pay in Maine. 14,770 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $52,560Top 10%: $190,050

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$67,530

Median pay in Maine. 6,000 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $47,130Top 10%: $98,050

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$53,580

Median pay in Maine. 5,760 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $41,600Top 10%: $76,070

Project Management Specialists

$101,830

Median pay in Maine. 2,620 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,560Top 10%: $147,640

Common questions

Maine Maritime Academy in Castine reports the highest median first-year pay, $98,743. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked1,105 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maine rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the business administration bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024