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 Design Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 29 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,601 and $27,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The design 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 Design Major in Maine”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine design students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Art. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Maine list. Maine College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 23 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Maine. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 6 ’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Design & Applied Arts at Husson University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 0 ’s design degrees 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 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #3 spot on the 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 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Design & Applied Arts Report
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