by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 547 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,186 and $32,602 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. To top this list, a school must have a successful psychology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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