by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 133 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,168 and $31,564 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #1 spot on the list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Maine at Augusta
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Maine Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 11 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Thomas College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Maine Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school situated in Auburn, Maine. It awarded 16 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Central Maine Technical College
Washington County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine list. Washington County Community College is a small school located in Calais, Maine that handed out 2 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Information Technology at Washington County Community College
York County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine ranking. Located in Wells, Maine, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full York County Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #8, Northern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 3 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Maine Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 9 ’s IT 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%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Southern Maine
With a ranking of #10, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine list. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine at Farmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #11. University of Maine at Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Maine at Farmington Information Technology Report
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 0 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Maine at Presque Isle
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