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2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Maine

[Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students.

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• Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Maine

2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Maine

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

$67,832 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,000 Avg Student Debt

$82,735 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Bowdoin College, our #1 best value for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies in Maine. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $67,832 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates is $24,000. Soon after graduation, area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree recipients from Bowdoin College generally make around $45,315. Set against $24,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Bowdoin College admits about 7% of applicants.

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University Of Maine
Orono, ME

$13,326 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,984 Avg Student Debt

$48,653 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies will find it at University Of Maine, which ranked #2. University Of Maine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono. Students from in state pay about $13,326 in tuition and fees, compared with $36,756 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $25,984 to complete the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program here. Soon after graduation, area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree recipients from University Of Maine generally make around $47,975. That is a strong return on a $25,984 median debt. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.