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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 352 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,644 and $37,777 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in social work. To top this list, a school must have a successful social work program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The social work 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 “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 177 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 89 ’s social work 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 76 ’s social work 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #4 spot on the list. UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 4 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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