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Husson University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bangor, ME
Population 150,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,395
Men / Women 35% / 65%
White 81%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
Hispanic 1%
From State 61%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 29%
Health Sciences 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Arts 10%
Education 4%
Life & Natural Sciences 3%
Computer Science 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,304
Est. Cost of Attendance $35,852
10-Year ROI $119,000
ROI Percentile 32th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 53 #285
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 90 63% / 37% 3% $63,296 97%
Accounting 15 53% / 47% 0% $64,934 76 100%
Business Administration 49 63% / 37% 4% $63,669 75 95%
Entrepreneurship 4 75% / 25% 0% $60,047 68
Finance 5 40% / 60% 0% $70,902 83
Financial Planning 3 100% / 0% 0% $70,767 83
General Business 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,305 75
Hospitality Administration $48,724 41
Hospitality Management 7 71% / 29% 14% $50,796 47 100%
International Business $64,746 76
Marketing 6 83% / 17% 0% $62,665 73
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 170 24% / 76% 1% $62,915 98%
Exercise Science 43 28% / 72% 0% $55,119 58 100%
Health Sciences 17 6% / 94% 0% $50,628 47 94%
Nursing 64 14% / 86% 2% $75,573 87 96%
Pre-Medicine 3 33% / 67% 0% $57,994 64
Healthcare Administration 26 8% / 92% 0% $58,353 65
Sport Management 17 94% / 6% 6% $55,119 58 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Humanities 123 41% / 59% 2% $54,177 99%
Computer Programming 5 100% / 0% 0% $76,461 88
Computer Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $49,094 42 100%
Biochemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $62,485 73
Biology 8 12% / 88% 0% $56,784 62
Clinical Psychology 6 17% / 83% 0% $54,535 57 100%
Criminal Justice 38 66% / 34% 3% $54,451 57 97%
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,581 32
Forensic Science and Technology 5 0% / 100% 0% $50,737 47 100%
Homeland Security 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,513 49
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,826 53
Pre-Law 10 20% / 80% 10% $52,604 52
Psychology 37 32% / 68% 3% $50,768 47 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New England School of Communications 62 69% / 31% 3% $37,619 97%
Journalism 2 50% / 50% 50% $43,066 25
Public Relations and Advertising 6 50% / 50% 0% $41,065 19 96%
Radio and Television $41,732 21
Sports Communication 10 90% / 10% 0% $41,065 19 96%
Audio Recording Technology 20 80% / 20% 0% $34,940 8 99%
Audiovisual Communications Technology $38,255 13
Directing and Theatrical Production 1 0% / 100% 0% $35,082 8
Film Production 11 73% / 27% 0% $32,643 6
Film/Video Technology 2 100% / 0% 0% $34,940 8 99%
Graphic Design 10 40% / 60% 10% $42,638 23
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 17 18% / 82% 0% $39,636 100%
Elementary Education 13 8% / 92% 0% $39,636 16 100%
Secondary Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $39,636 16 100%