2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 42,436 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,022 and had an average of $26,039 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 177 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,950 and $26,422 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education subject specific. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education subject specific programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree subject specific ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’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. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #0 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,937 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$37,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. Maine College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 10 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Maine College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific (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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