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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 14 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Engineering Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine. Bates is a small school located in Lewiston, Maine that handed out 2 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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 General Engineering at University of Southern Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Maine that handed out 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Kennebec Valley Community College
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