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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 241 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,862 and $23,278 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health sciences and services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The health science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine health science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 17 ’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at York County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Science 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 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 46 ’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, 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 University of New England. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 66 ’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Saint Joseph’s Maine
Beal College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Maine list. Beal College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s health science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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