by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 377 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 144 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 69 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Maine Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Maine, this small public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Kennebec Valley Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 30 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Maine Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #5 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 29 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
York County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at York County Community College
Northern Maine Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate list. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Northern Maine Community College
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. University of Maine at Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 5 students 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%.
Thomas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Thomas College
University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Maine at Fort Kent
With a ranking of #11, Washington County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate list. Washington County Community College is a public institution located in Calais, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Washington County Community College
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 1 associates’s liberal arts 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 more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Joseph’s Maine
With a ranking of #14, Unity College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Maine for an Associate list. Unity College is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 0 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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