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School of Education and Human Development University of Southern Maine

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Departments & Programs


Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Certificate
      Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)
      Doctor of Psychology (Psy D)
      Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
      Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 175
    • Doctoral Degrees 7
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees 21
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
    • Distance learning programs available? Yes
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required for some and Alternate accepted
    • Doctoral Degrees Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Alternate accepted

Admissions

69% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied416
    • Accepted290
    • Acceptance Rate69%
    • Enrolled223
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $65
    • Application Fee - International $65
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test or MAT, PRAXIS (extended teacher education), proof of teacher certification
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced Degreesmaster's degree
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 550 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$4,860
    • Out-of-state tuition *$13,572
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
    • Types of financial support availableResearch Assitantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students634
    • Female Percentage75%
    • Male Percentage25%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students634
    • Part-time Percentage67%
    • Full-time Percentage33%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino1%
    • Black / African American1%
    • White / Caucasian90%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native1%
    • Asian1%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown6%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty60
    • Full-time Percentage63%
    • Part-time Percentage37%
    • Female Percentage62%
    • Male Percentage38%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchTeacher development, library technology outreach, literacy through literature, college-bound, multicultural education, school psychology, education policy and evaluation
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$2,969,000

Location & Contact

School of Education and Human Development

University of Southern Maine

8 Bailey Hall 37 College Avenue
Gorham, ME 04038
United States

Catherine Fallona

Director

Phone: 207-780-5371
Fax: 207-780-5315
Email: cfallona@usm.maine.edu

Mary Sloan

Director of Graduate Admissions

Phone: 207-780-4386
Fax: 207-780-4969
Email: msloan@usm.maine.edu



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