2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $48-$75k) 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 Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 102,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,168 and had an average of $25,432 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 575 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,864 and $29,493 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education grade specific programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree grade specific ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,123 Average Net Price

$23,456 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree grade specific ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $12,123 for Maine Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

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#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,745 Average Net Price

$26,625 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central Maine Community College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 12 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Maine Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $8,745 for Maine Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$9,907 Average Net Price

$23,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 2 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $9,907 for Maine Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $48-$75k)

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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