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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

7 Ranked Colleges
440 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 1,319 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,579 and $29,999 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 440 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education 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 education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k 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 14 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 #5 spot in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,753 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

Read full report on Education at University of Southern Maine

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine at Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 118 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine Farmington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $11,215 for maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine at Farmington.

Full UMaine Farmington Education Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 144 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $13,989 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at UMaine

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMPI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,206 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMPI.

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#5

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Husson also took the #6 spot in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $13,870 for maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Husson.

Full Husson Education Report

#4 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $21,729 for maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Joseph’s Maine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

#7

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#1 in overall quality

University of New England landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNE is $29,294 for maine bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at University of New England

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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