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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. 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.
It's difficult to beat University of New England if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #742 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.
There were about 9 general education students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career earnings of $57,478.
Southern Maine Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general education. SMCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of South Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #1341 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at SMCC in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Central Maine Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the city of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Central Maine Technical College in the most recent data year.
University of Maine is a great option for students interested in a degree in general education. UMaine is a 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 about 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
