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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 273 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,880 and $21,739 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering technologies programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech 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 Engineering Tech Major in Maine”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 122 ’s engineering tech 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Southern Maine Community College
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Maine Community College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Maine Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine Maritime Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine. Maine Maritime Academy is a small public school situated in Castine, Maine. It awarded 19 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Maine Maritime
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 14 students 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%.
Full University of Southern Maine Engineering Technologies Report
Eastern Maine Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Maine Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine ranking. Fairfield, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kennebec Valley Community College Engineering Technologies Report
York County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine list. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 17 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at York County Community College
Washington County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine ranking. Washington County Community College is a public institution located in Calais, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees 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.
Full Washington County Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Northern Maine Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Maine ranking. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 1 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Northern Maine Community College
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