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 “Most Well Attended History Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 148 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,296 and $23,909 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful history program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended History Major in Maine for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in Maine for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Maine for a Master’s list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s history students 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
