by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 5 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The social sciences 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine. University of Maine at Augusta is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 5 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Augusta General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of Maine at Fort Kent
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