by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 9,653 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 154 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,159 and $46,571 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Maine” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The teacher 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Maine”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Maine list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 59 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Teacher Education at University of Southern Maine
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