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Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

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$35,065 Avg Salary
$23,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 933 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

Check out the social sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Our analysis found Bowdoin College to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

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#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,458
Rhode Island 1,124
Massachusetts 8,752
Connecticut 2,891
Vermont 769

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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