Ranked #31 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 182 degrees in general education to qualified students.
The general 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Schools in Maine ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 general education degree levels they offer.
University of New England is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford. 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 data year.
Every student who is interested in general education has to take a look at Southern Maine Community College. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1341 out of 2,152 schools 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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Central Maine Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Central Maine Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of Auburn. This college ranks 15th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Central Maine Technical College in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general education has to take a look at University of Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
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 general 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
