by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 547 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,186 and $32,602 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 38 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bates is a small school located in Lewiston, Maine that handed out 73 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine. Colby College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 59 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 107 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 10 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Husson University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 41 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 113 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowdoin College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 14 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of New England ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kennebec Valley Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking. Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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