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2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
148 Degrees Awarded
$43,867 Avg Salary
Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 81,167 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,676 and had an average of $30,684 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 342 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,617 and $36,570 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 148 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great allied health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the allied health professions 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Allied Health Professions (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 61 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $12,123 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full SMCC Allied Health Professions Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Fairfield, Maine, and it awarded 32 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $10,202 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Kennebec Valley Community College

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Maine Community College is $11,674 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Allied Health Professions at Eastern Maine Community College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.

UMFK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,903 for maine associate degree allied health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at UMFK

#5

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 2 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $12,572 for maine associate degree allied health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northern Maine Community College Allied Health Professions Report

Maine College of Health Professions did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Maine College of Health Professions is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.

MCHP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Allied Health Professions at Maine College of Health Professions

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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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