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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Maine

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maine to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

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

Top Maine Schools for a Master's in Education

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our analysis found University of New England to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

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#2

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Maine. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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#7

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Maine College of Art came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the city of Portland, Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
Connecticut 2,205
New Hampshire 1,299
Vermont 337

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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