by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 123 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 9 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine list. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 48 students 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 7 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Husson University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine ranking. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 11 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees 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%.
University of New England did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
University of Southern Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching 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 Elementary Education at University of Southern Maine
University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maine at Fort Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Maine list. Fort Kent, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 0 students 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 Elementary Education at University of Maine at Fort Kent
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