2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 309 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,733 and $31,392 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 101 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$8,902 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 37 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,902 for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at SMCC

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,385 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 17 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $5,385 for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Central Maine Technical College Computer & Information Sciences Report

#3

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$9,287 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,287 for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMA.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at UMA

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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