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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 937 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,781 and $20,866 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree social sciences students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #1 spot on the list. UMFK is a small public school situated in Fort Kent, Maine. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Maine for an Associate list. Central Maine Community College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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