2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Maine
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best master'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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Top Master's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found University of New England to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNE does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Saint Joseph’s Maine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
Online graduate courses are available at Husson, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Maine.
Since the graduate programs at Unity are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Maine.
University of Southern Maine does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMaine. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
UMaine Farmington does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Thomas College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Thomas College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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