by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Anthropology Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,616 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 61 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,072 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in anthropology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine”.
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 Anthropology Major in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 18 ’s anthropology degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine. This small school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 12 ’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine list. Bates College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine list. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 Farmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine list. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 6 ’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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