2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (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 and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 51 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security 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 and IS security program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,024 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $9,024 for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,679 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $5,679 for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Central Maine Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (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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