by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Law Major in Maine for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 36,216 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,466 and had an average of $19,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 81 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,579 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,243 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular law programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Law Major in Maine for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree law students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Law Major in Maine for a Doctorate list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 81 doctorate’s law 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%.
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