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2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 841,037 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,966 and had an average of $27,464 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 1,733 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,148 and $29,450 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 264 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business, management and marketing 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 business, management and marketing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennebec Valley Community College is $5,662 for maine associate degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kennebec Valley Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Machias. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maine-Machias is a public institution located in Machias, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,818 for Maine Associate Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine at Machias.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

SMCC also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,902 for Maine Associate Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SMCC.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing 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 #4 spot on the list. Central Maine Community College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,385 for maine associate degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Full Central Maine Technical College Business, Management & Marketing Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $5,865 for maine associate degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full York County Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Maine at Fort Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMFK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent is $10,318 for Maine Associate Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $9,287 for Maine Associate Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Husson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Husson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Husson University is $13,870 for maine associate degree business, management & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine
#7 in overall quality

Thomas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thomas College is $19,284 for Maine Associate Degree Business, Management & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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