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 “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 30 bachelors’s computer and information sciences 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 more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full University of Maine Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Brunswick, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Thomas College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s ranking. Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Husson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 8 students 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maine at Fort Kent
University of Maine at Farmington landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at UMaine Farmington
University of Maine at Presque Isle ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s list. UMPI is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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