2026 Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools in Maine
[Financial Planning & Services](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/finance-financial-management/financial-planning-and-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for financial planning & services students.
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2026 Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools in Maine
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the financial planning & services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Financial Planning & Services Schools
For return on investment in financial planning & services, no school beat University Of Southern Maine this year. Set in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,090, while out-of-state students pay about $29,940. Financial Planning & Services graduates carry a median of $20,500 in student loans. Financial Planning & Services graduates of University Of Southern Maine earn a median of $47,003 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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