2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 126 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,300 and $13,303 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology 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 information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The it 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 IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$10,631 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #2 spot on the list. UMA is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 11 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMA is $10,631 for maine bachelor’s degree it students with aid.

Full University of Maine at Augusta Information Technology Report

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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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