A degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #41 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 182 degrees in general education during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the education degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to check out Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1122 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Saint Joseph's Maine is a great college overall.
There were about 52 general education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Joseph's Maine in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $53,907 in the first couple years of their career.
Southern Maine Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general education. SMCC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of South Portland. This college ranks 12th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at SMCC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maine is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general education. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
