2023 Best Value 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 22,829 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 69 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and IS security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

1

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,856 Average Net Price

$35,919 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 20 ’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

SMCC also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,856 for Maine Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMCC.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Southern Maine Community College

2

University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$9,425 Average Net Price

$36,249 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. UMA is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $9,425 for maine computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at UMA

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

Credits

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