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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 341 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,683 and $33,436 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 48 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Maine Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Maine Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wells, Maine, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full York County Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate. University of Maine at Augusta is located in Augusta, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maine at Augusta
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 3 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Maine Community College
Washington County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. Located in Calais, Maine, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #8, Beal College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. Beal College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 0 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. UMFK is a public institution located in Fort Kent, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maine at Fort Kent
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