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2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Maine

[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where public health graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Maine

2026 Highest Paid Public Health Grads in Maine

If you want to know which schools send public health graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Public Health Graduates

1

Saint Josephs College Of Maine
Standish, ME

$93,687 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in public health, no school beat Saint Josephs College Of Maine this year. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Josephs College Of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution. Public Health graduates of Saint Josephs College Of Maine earn a median of about $93,687 a year early in their careers.

2

University Of New England
Biddeford, ME

$87,412 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes University Of New England one of the highest-paying schools for public health. University Of New England is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford. Early-career public health graduates from University Of New England make a median of around $87,412 per year.

3

University Of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

$62,476 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of Southern Maine one of the highest-paying schools for public health. Located in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a public institution. Students who complete the public health program here go on to a median salary of roughly $62,476.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their public health graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.