2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 75,655 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 164 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,662 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfield, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kennebec Valley Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $5,662 for Maine Associate Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Accounting at Kennebec Valley Community College

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$5,385 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Maine Community College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $5,385 for Maine Associate Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Accounting at Central Maine Technical College

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$5,865 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $5,865 for Maine Associate Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Accounting at York County Community College

#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$13,870 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Husson also made our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,870 for Maine Associate Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Husson University.

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Notes and References

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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