If you pursue a degree in computer science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer science. Combined, these schools handed out 145 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
The computer science 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 Science Schools in Maine.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer science degree levels they offer.
University of Southern Maine is a good choice for students interested in a degree in computer science. 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 colleges nationwide means University of Southern Maine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 computer science students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Maine Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. SMCC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of South Portland. This college ranks 12th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 16 computer science students who graduated with this degree at SMCC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maine is a great decision for students interested in a degree in computer science. 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 27 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
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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The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
