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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

6 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 144 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 144 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also 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 elementary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The elementary teaching 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 33 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine Farmington is $12,630 for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UMaine Farmington Elementary Education Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 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 #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $14,458 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full UMaine Elementary Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k 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 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMPI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,279 for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Maine at Presque Isle

#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Husson also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Husson University is $13,868 for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Husson

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is $23,029 for maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Elementary Education Report

#6

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#1 in overall quality

University of New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNE has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNE is $30,029 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNE Elementary Education 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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