by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Maritime Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 60 people earned their degree in maritime studies, making the major the 352nd most popular in the United States. In , maritime studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $0 and had an average of $20,971 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 8 maritime studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Maritime Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in maritime studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in maritime studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Maritime Studies Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region maritime studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maritime Studies Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 6 ’s maritime studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Maritime Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2 ’s maritime studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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