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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 153 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,907 and $14,725 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 57 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 23 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Eastern Maine Community College
Central Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine ranking. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Maine Community College General Education Report
Thomas College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine ranking. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 8 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
York County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine ranking. Located in Wells, Maine, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at York County Community College
University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 6 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Maine
With a ranking of #10, University of New England did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Washington County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Maine list. Washington County Community College is located in Calais, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about General Education at Washington County Community College
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