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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 57,778 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 163 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,598 and $25,125 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in finance and financial management. To top this list, a school must have a successful finance and financial management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine finance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 99 ’s finance 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 Finance & Financial Management at University of Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #3 spot on the list. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 8 ’s finance 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%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Finance Major in Maine. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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