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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 3,505 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,939 and $25,454 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,251 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school awarded 180 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, 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 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine. Husson is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 297 bachelors’s health professions degrees 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%.
University of Maine at Augusta ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 88 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maine at Farmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine ranking. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 120 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%.
Unity College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Beal College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #10. Beal College is a small private for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 3 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Maine College of Health Professions did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. MCHP is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Maine College of Health Professions Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #12, Thomas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Maine list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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