Beal University

Bangor, ME · Private for-profit · 503 students · Visit Website

Beal University offers diploma and degree programs with a focus on healthcare, business, and skilled trades like welding. Many programs feature hands-on training in labs and provide accelerated learning options through an 8-week module system. The university also emphasizes employer connections and career services to help graduates find jobs.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$47,794/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

63/100

All Programs at Beal University

4 trade programs at Beal University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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72 $72,467/yr $22,282 Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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64 $35,481/yr $16,790 High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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61 $38,540/yr $17,676 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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56 $44,690/yr $12,270 Low Very Large
164 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Beal University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.