by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 500 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,570 and $32,447 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration and social service program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine at Presque Isle
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Kent, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full University of Maine at Fort Kent Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine at Augusta
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Saint Joseph’s Maine
University of New England did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UNE
Unity College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. Unity College is located in Unity, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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