2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics in Maine (With Aid)

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Econometrics & Quantitative Economics is the 66th most popular major in the country with 15,671 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 211 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 203 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in econometrics and quantitative economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent econometrics and quantitative economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the econometrics and quantitative economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree econometrics and quantitative economics students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics in Maine (With Aid)

#1

Colby College

Waterville, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$17,777 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree econometrics and quantitative economics students with aid list, Colby has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colby is $17,777 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read more about Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at Colby College

#2

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$21,910 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowdoin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Bowdoin is $21,910 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bowdoin Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Report

#3

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$29,321 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to qualified students.

Bates not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Bates College is $29,321 for maine bachelor’s degree econometrics and quantitative economics students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at Bates

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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