2023 Best Value Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Maine (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Computer & IS Security is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,829 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Maine (With Aid)

1

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,703 Average Net Price

$35,919 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,703 for maine computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students with aid.

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

2

University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$10,811 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 Getting Aid. UMA is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 28 ’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

UMA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $10,811 for Maine Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students with aid.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at UMA

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.