by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular information technology programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree it students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s 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 bachelors’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 University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Southern Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. UMFK is a small public school situated in Fort Kent, Maine. It awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Maine at Fort Kent
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Maine at Presque Isle
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