by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marine Science is the 295th most popular major in the country with 334 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,416 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 63 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,924 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marine science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in marine science.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree marine science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 52 bachelors’s marine science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Science Major in Maine for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Maine Maritime Academy is located in Castine, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s marine science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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