If you plan on majoring in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 969 degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Social Sciences Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 social sciences degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in social sciences has to look into Bowdoin College. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.
There were roughly 189 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences degree program at Bowdoin College earn $22,316 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Colby College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waterville. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were approximately 188 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences major at Colby College earn $25,013 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Bates College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 165 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from Bates College receive an earnings boost of approximately $15,882 above the average income of social sciences graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to check out University of Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 176 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, social sciences degree recipients generally make about $36,175 in their early 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).
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
