by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Liberal Arts Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 639 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,098 and $19,968 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 237 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Augusta Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Maine at Presque Isle
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at UMaine Farmington
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s 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 Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Joseph’s Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 45 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine ranking. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Maine at Fort Kent
University of Southern Maine landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Southern Maine
Husson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine ranking. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 2 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%.
With a ranking of #9, University of New England did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New England Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Thomas College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Bates College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Colby College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Colby College
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