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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

8 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 148 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #25 most popular major in Maine.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Bates College the most popular school in Maine for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Bates College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 40% are male.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at University of Southern Maine take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,405.

Full History at University of Southern Maine Report

#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colby College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Maine. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

Of the 28 students majoring in history at Colby, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on History at Colby College

#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in history at UMaine, 68% are male and 32% are female.

On average, history graduates from UMaine take out $21,175 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Out of the 8 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.

About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full History at Bowdoin College Report

University of Maine at Farmington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine ranking. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmington.

Women make up 17% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Maine at Farmington

#6

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at UNE, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on History at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,281
Connecticut 514
New Hampshire 672
Rhode Island 234
Vermont 190

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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