2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting in Maine

#1

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for maine associate degree accounting students.

Full Central Maine Technical College Accounting Report

#2

Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,693 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Maine, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees 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. It costs about $7,693 for maine associate degree accounting students per year to attend Kennebec Valley Community College.

Read full report on Accounting at Kennebec Valley Community College

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York County Community College is $8,359 for Maine Associate Degree Accounting students.

Full York County Community College Accounting Report

#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$18,286 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. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Husson, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Husson is $18,286 for maine associate degree accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at 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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