2025 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Maine

Ranked #2 in popularity, education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 576 master's degrees in education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Education School for Your Master's Degree

The education master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Education in Maine

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in education.

Top Maine Schools for a Master's in Education

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

259 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Southern Maine if you wish to pursue a master's degree in education. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in education from University of Southern Maine

2

University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

University of Maine at Farmington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in education. Located in the remote area of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in education from University of Maine at Farmington

3

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

154 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in education has to look into University of Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in education from University of Maine

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	34	5,741
Rhode Island	32	381
Connecticut	30	1,554
New Hampshire	27	842
Vermont	25	287

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	126
Educational Administration	112
Special Education	87
Teacher Education Subject Specific	56
Teaching English or French	51
Curriculum & Instruction	44
General Education	43
Student Counseling	39
Instructional Media Design	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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