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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful interdisciplinary studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine interdisciplinary studies students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended 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 private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 1 ’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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