2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine

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 General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 153 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general education 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 General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s”.

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Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree general education students.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine

1

Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, Maine

#10 overall quality in Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 57 masters’s general education 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%.

Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine General Education Report

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Thomas College
Waterville, Maine

#15 overall quality in Maine

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Thomas College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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