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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 374 people earned their degree in marine science, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In , marine science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,266 and had an average of $22,075 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 85 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,924 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 marine science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,251 and $23,910 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in marine science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in marine science.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree marine science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s marine science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Marine Science Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Maine Maritime is a small public school situated in Castine, Maine. It awarded 2 bachelors’s marine science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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