2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Maine
3Colleges in Maine
341Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$47,683Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer & Information Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 341 degrees in computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School
The computer & information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
The computer & information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Maine.
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Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences in Maine
The schools below may not offer all types of computer & information sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Maine Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
Every student pursuing a degree in computer & information sciences needs to take a look at Southern Maine Community College. SMCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of South Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #1760 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 48 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at SMCC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, computer & information sciences degree recipients generally earn around $36,508 in the first five years of their career.
University of Maine at Augusta is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 57 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMA in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program make an average of $39,791 in the first couple years of working.
It is hard to beat University of Southern Maine if you wish to pursue a degree in computer & information sciences. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #1158 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Southern Maine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at University of Southern Maine make $14,554 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer & information sciences needs to take a look at University of Maine. UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 38 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at University of Maine earn $13,408 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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