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Nursing (BSN) Programs in Maine, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 7 programs report first-year pay
  • 7 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Maine nursing bachelor's program pays its graduates $74,114 in their first year, $324 less than the national median. University of Maine at Augusta reports the highest first-year pay ($82,845), and University of New England the lowest median debt ($27,000).

Median first-year pay$74,114National $74,438
Median pay after 5 years$79,383National $81,525
Median federal debt$29,000National $27,000
Debt-to-earnings36%National 36%

All 7 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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Debt and first-year pay at every Maine nursing 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 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. University of Maine at Augusta$82,845
  2. University of New England$77,895
  3. University of Maine$77,737
  4. Saint Joseph's College of Maine$74,114
  5. Husson University$73,758

Lowest median debt

  1. University of New England$27,000
  2. University of Maine$27,000
  3. Saint Joseph's College of Maine$27,000
  4. Husson University$29,000
  5. University of Southern Maine$29,242

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. University of New England35%
  2. University of Maine35%
  3. University of Maine at Augusta36%
  4. Saint Joseph's College of Maine36%
  5. Husson University39%

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

What registered nurses earn in Maine

Pay for registered nurses in Maine, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Registered Nurses

$86,990

Median pay in Maine. 16,540 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 180,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $74,160Top 10%: $106,950

Common questions

University of Maine at Augusta in Augusta reports the highest median first-year pay, $82,845. Its median federal debt is $29,510.

Related pages

Nursing (BSN) programs in the US, ranked895 programs by pay and debtNursing (ADN) programs in Maine, ranked6 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 nursing 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

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