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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Maine

8 Colleges
$39,369 Avg Salary
$31,957 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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#2

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Maine list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for education students. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Maine list. Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Maine list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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#6

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

Thomas College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Maine list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

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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 Most Popular Education 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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#8

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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