Maine·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-2041

Best Credit Analyst programs in Maine, ranked by enrollment

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.

12 schools in Maine run programs that feed this job, graduating 333 people a year. The job pays a median of $81,750 in Maine across about 280 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledCredit AnalystCredit OfficerCredit AdministratorCredit RepresentativeFactorerCredit ManagerCredit NegotiatorCredit Specialist
Graduates / yr
333
in Maine
Median pay · Maine
$81,750
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
280
people employed
Schools
12
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$31,045
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Maine that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

2 programs in Maine that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Maine (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maine page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0301In Maine
199
59.8%
12$51,824$24,433
2
CIP 52.0801In Maine
134
40.2%
5$53,572$23,672

Top 12 schools in Maine

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 12 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Maine
Orono, ME Public · 2 feeder programs
91Finance, General$52,87655%97%
2University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME Public · 2 feeder programs
46Finance, General$47,39340%79%
3University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
44Accounting52%100%
4Husson University
Bangor, ME Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
32Finance, General59%$18,83981%
5Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
26Accounting30%
6University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
23Accounting$48,33027%
7Thomas College
Waterville, ME Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
21Finance, General54%$18,19296%
8Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
17Finance, General66%$31,04584%
9Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
16Accounting39%
10Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting42%
11York County Community College
Wells, ME Public · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting34%
12Beal University
Bangor, ME Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting36%$34,052

All 12 schools in Maine

Every school in Maine with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Maine that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of MaineOronoPublic912
University of Southern MainePortlandPublic462
University of Maine at Presque IslePresque IslePublic441
Husson UniversityBangorPrivate not-for-profit322
Central Maine Community CollegeAuburnPublic261
University of Maine at AugustaAugustaPublic231
Thomas CollegeWatervillePrivate not-for-profit212
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandishPrivate not-for-profit172
Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfieldPublic161
Northern Maine Community CollegePresque IslePublic81
York County Community CollegeWellsPublic81
Beal UniversityBangorPrivate for-profit11

What credit analysts earn in Maine

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Maine
$81,750
Mean annual
$87,100
Jobs in state
280
What the range looks like
10th pct$61,430Median$81,75090th pct$123,490
Versus the national median
-2.1%

U.S. median $83,510. Maine pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.05×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME
$85,360median
80 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-4.4%
Decline
Openings per year
3,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-3,000
67,800 → 64,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Credit Analysts page.

How to become a Credit Analyst

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive LearningSpeakingActive ListeningMathematics

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Maine

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 4 majors mapped to Credit Analysts4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0301Accounting
  • 52.0801Finance, General
  • 52.0809Credit Management
  • 52.0810Financial Risk Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing credit analysts programs in Maine.

What degree do you need to become a Credit Analyst?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Accounting, which awarded 199 degrees in Maine in 2024-25, 59.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Credit Analyst?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Accounting and Related Services, Finance and Financial Management Services. Together they graduate about 333 people a year in Maine.

How much do credit analysts earn in Maine?+

The median is $81,750 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.1% below the U.S. median of $83,510. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for credit analysts growing?+

BLS projects a -4.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 3,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Maine?+

12 institutions in Maine reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do credit analysts work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Credit Analyst, Credit Officer, Credit Administrator, Credit Representative among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2041.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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