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 “Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Interdisciplinary Studies is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $27,069 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 7 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,916 and $24,067 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in interdisciplinary studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 4 ’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #2 spot on the list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 2 ’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine list. UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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