2024 Best Value Colleges for Education in Maine
7
Ranked Colleges
1,288
Degrees Awarded
$19,300
Avg Net Price*
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 in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 1,288 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,369 and $31,957 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Education Schools in Maine” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Education Schools in Maine
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools in Maine.
Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Education in Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools in Maine. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 338 students in 2020-2021.
UMaine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Education Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $16,033 for maine education students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine Education Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools in Maine 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 public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 173 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine Farmington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Education Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine Farmington is $13,967 for maine education students.
Read full report on Education at University of Maine at Farmington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Education Schools in Maine list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 241 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Education Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $12,055 for Maine Education students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Value Education Schools in Maine list. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Education Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $10,703 for Maine Education students.
Read full report on Education at Southern Maine Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 77 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our maine education students list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Education Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $27,595 for maine education students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Education Report
University of New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Maine ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 233 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
UNE also took the #1 spot in our “Best Education Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNE is $35,871 for Maine Education students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 UNE
Husson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Maine ranking. Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Husson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Education Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $19,122 for maine education students per year to attend Husson.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 more about Education at Husson
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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
- *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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