2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and 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.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

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”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree IT students.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$10,631 Average Net Price

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 IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 11 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,631 for maine bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend UMA.

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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