2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

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 Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 126 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science 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 computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree computer science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,603 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowdoin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Bowdoin College is $12,603 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$9,295 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 24 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $9,295 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Southern Maine

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$14,458 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $14,458 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Maine

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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