by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine” ranking.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 302 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,250 and $26,756 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in visual and performing arts.
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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 “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Art. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Portland, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 49 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 36 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 29 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowdoin College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Brunswick, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Maine at Augusta ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 14 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maine at Augusta
Maine Media College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Rockport, Maine, and it awarded 15 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Maine Media College
University of Maine at Farmington ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maine at Farmington
Husson University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 28 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New England ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. UNE is a medium-sized school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 2 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New England Visual & Performing Arts Report
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine ranking. 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 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Maine at Presque Isle came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine ranking. UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maine at Presque Isle
Central Maine Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Maine Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Unity College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maine ranking. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual and performing arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Unity College
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