by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 143,648 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Maine, there were 330 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 18 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. UMPI is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 98 ’s psychology 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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 56 ’s psychology 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%.
Husson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Psychology at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
University of New England came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine ranking. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of New England
Kennebec Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Maine list. Kennebec Valley Community College is located in Fairfield, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Kennebec Valley Community College
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