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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Maine
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maine to see which ones had the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Maine
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the most popular school in Maine for trade school students working on their degree. UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 616 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,710 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, UMA graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $36,249 during the early year of their career. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in Standish, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 501 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Saint Joseph’s Maine accumulate an average of $27,091 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $555. Once they receive their degree, Saint Joseph’s Maine graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $58,620 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
The programs at Kennebec Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Maine. Fairfield, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 398 students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $13,678 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great place for trade school students. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 1,065 students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Husson accumulate an average of $40,607 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $253, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Husson graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $48,847 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Health Professions. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 100 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $14,354 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from MCHP, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $52,534 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Beal College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Maine list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 175 students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Beal College accumulate an average of $15,195 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Beal College graduates make an average of $35,440 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. This very small public school is located in Calais, Maine, and it awarded 87 degrees in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.