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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

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Best Value Ecology Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,807 and had an average of $31,265 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 67 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ecology Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Maine Community College is $12,123 for Maine Associate Degree Ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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