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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 1,262 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,921 and $29,431 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 353 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree nursing students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Health Professions landed the #1 spot on the list. Maine College of Health Professions is a small school located in Lewiston, Maine that handed out 39 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beal College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 25 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing at Northern Maine Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #4 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 47 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Nursing at Central Maine Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine list. Southern Maine Community College is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Maine Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine ranking. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing at Eastern Maine Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine ranking. Located in Fairfield, Maine, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing at Kennebec Valley Community College
University of Maine at Presque Isle came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 4 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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