Maine – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree: 34%
The Pine Tree State gets a good grade for the number of degrees and diplomas it offers, but Mainers want more efficiency. Nonetheless, its top schools are among the best in the nation. Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby, Maine’s three top-ranked schools, all made Forbes’ top 100 list. However, studying here is costly, and the state is tied with West Virginia for having the third-highest percentage of graduates with student loan debt, at 67 percent.
Maine – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree 34%
Montana – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree: 35%
Big Sky Country, according to WalletHub, isn’t so big on quality. Montana’s educational standards are ranked 11th worst in the country, and the average quality of its universities is the lowest of any state in the nation. The best-rated institutions in the Treasure State barely made it into Forbes’ top 400. On the other hand, Montana performs admirably in terms of educational attainment, and it is tied for the lowest percentage of high school dropouts in the world.
Montana – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree 35%