A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 475 degrees in engineering to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering 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 engineering degree levels they offer.
Maine Maritime Academy is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
Those engineering students who get their degree from Maine Maritime Academy receive $31,446 more than the typical engineering grad.
It is hard to beat University of Maine if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients typically make about $69,506 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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