Portland, Maine · Public
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies at University of Southern Maine
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 53 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~53
- Schools with reported signal
- 146
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 79.2%
- Graduation rate
- 40.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,596/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $54,384
- Median debt
- $19,060
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,958/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 146 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10,659 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($19,651 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 31% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD · 12.7% reported share · $1,895 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.5% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 2.7% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.9% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.2% reported share · $9,288 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.2% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at University of Southern Maine, which is bigger than 64% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 53 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Southern Maine's average net price is $13,596 per year, about $54,384 over four years. That is $10,659 below the $24,255 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,958 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $19,651 below the $69,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Southern Maine #45 of 146 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.